Irish fishermen say they are concerned a taskforce set up to support coastal communities after Brexit will become a “talking shop”.Representatives from the fishing industry said the Brexit trade
Tributes to Fishing Industry Leader Hugo Boyle
23rd January 2021
Tributes have been paid to fishing industry leader Hugo Boyle, who died unexpectedly earlier this week.
Mr Boyle, a father of four from Falcarragh, Co Donegal, was chief executive of the Irish South and East Fish Producers’ Organisation (IS&EFPO).
“A gentleman who was highly respected right around the coast” is how south-east vessel owner Caitlín Uí Aodha of the IS&EFPO described him.
Fellow industry leaders said his loss would be felt both in Ireland and Europe.
Mr Boyle, a former fisherman and vessel owner who was based in Achill Sound, Co Mayo, had been ill for several years.
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Fishing trawlers at Killybegs Harbour Co. Donegal
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Fishing trawlers at Killybegs Harbour Co. Donegal
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IRISH FISHERMEN ORGANISATIONS said today that they did not need the sympathies and kinds words of TDs and politicians, but action if the Irish fishing industry is to be saved.
Irish fishermen say they are concerned a taskforce set up to support coastal communities after Brexit will become a “talking shop”.
Representatives from the fishing industry said the Brexit trade agreement reached on Christmas Eve has “failed” Irish fishermen and is a “bad fisheries deal”.
Under the terms of the Brexit agreement, Irish fleets will have to give back 25% of fish caught in UK waters.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said that after meeting fishing groups, he will set up a taskforce to seek recommendations on how to support the sector.
The losses due to Brexit will ensure a large portion of the Irish fishing fleet will be unviable
EU Member States Must Share Burden of Brexit Fisheries Loss, Industry Leader Says
22nd January 2021
Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) chief executive Sean O’Donoghue
EU coastal states “haven’t taken the same hit” as Ireland in losing access to British fishing grounds and “must burden share”, an industry leader said.
The fishing industry is “not interested” in financial compensation, and wants to ensure it “gets fish back” if coastal communities are to survive, Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) chief executive Sean O’Donoghue has said.
Speaking on Newstalk Radio’s Pat Kenny Show today before appearing at an Oireachtas committee, Mr O’Donoghue said that if the total loss to nine coastal states is valued at 182 million euro, Ireland should have lost some 20 million euro in quotas.