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Ciarán O Driscoll: Why desolate, despairing Rockall is so important
The desolate, despairing rock has been the focus of a decades-old dispute. Ciaran O Driscoll explains why it s so important
Crew of the LE William Butler Yeats boarding the Spanish vessel detained off Rockall in July 2020.
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Ciaran O Driscoll
In 1972, the then Scottish Labour peer, Lord Kennet, himself a former seaman, described Rockall as a dreadful place. There can be no place more desolate, more despairing, more awful to see in the world .
Despite its remoteness, it has been the focus of a decades-old dispute over claims of sovereignty and access to fishing rights around it, as highlighted earlier this month with the incident involving the Greencastle-based vessel Northern Celt.
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Fishing quotas had been a significant stumbling block in the UK s negotiations with the European Union, with French President Emmanuel Macron refusing to budge, insisting he was unwilling to ‘give up my share of the cake’.
The two sides were bitterly divided over how much access EU fleets should continue to have to British waters.
Earlier this month the EU suggested it should continue to enjoy the same access as it does now for at least another year – even if no trade deal was reached - an idea which was rejected by UK ministers.