EU sets fish quotas for next year
Ireland’s farming and fishing minister, Charlie McConalogue, has welcomed EU agreement on fishing quotas for 2025. EU fisheries ministers finally reached an agreement on the remaining stocks including around parts…
EU predicts losses for Irish fisheries
Ireland’s fishing industry is on course to make a loss for the third year in a row, the European Commission has warned. The EU forecasts Irish fisheries will make a…
Could Donegal’s ‘buy off the boat’ app be the key to sustainable fisheries?
Fishers in Arranmore and Inishbofin are trialling a phone app that allows customers to click and collect off the boats. Out at sea, fishermen and women snap a photo of…
Where is Ireland’s Champagne?
Across the EU, three thousand products are recognised as top specialities. From Champagne to Prosciutto di Parma to Roquefort, only the real thing, made in the local area to a…
Galway deal influencing EU environment rules – McGuinness
Major research in the Atlantic Ocean is helping to steer EU environmental policy – that’s according to Mairead McGuinness. The Galway Statement was signed ten years ago to encourage European,…
Brexit to damage fisheries “for years”
The withdrawal of the UK from the European Union will continue to have an impact on the fishing industry “for years to come”, that’s according to Ireland’s minister. EU fisheries…