Killybegs Fishing Organisation plead for scheme to aid fuel crisis
The CEO of the Killybegs Fishing Organisation has appealed to the Minister for Agriculture to introduce a scheme to aid fuel costs for fishermen in Ireland. It comes after Sinn Féin spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, said it’s unbelievable that there was no emergency financial aid…
Donegal fishermen to take part in Dublin protest
Fishing vessels from Donegal and all over the Country will sail up the Liffey this morning to join a large protest in Dublin city. Fishing organisations from across the country say their sector is in crisis and will gather outside the Dáil. Among their complaints is a 15…
Fishermen need ‘real support’
Fishermen say the Government must put forward real supports, and ‘not just nice words’ to help them through Brexit. Industry representatives met with the Taoiseach and the Ministers for Agriculture and Foriegn Affairs yesterday. It’s after the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation hit out at the trade deal when it…
Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation dismayed with Brexit Deal
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has expressed its dismay at how repeated guarantees given to Irish fishermen have, effectively been shredded. Having secured a host of written commitments in official documents pertaining to the fisheries sector post-Brexit, KFO Chief Executive, Seán O’Donoghue said four and a half years of…
Huge anger with Fishermen over penalty legislation
There has been widespread anger in the fishing industry to the news that the Taoiseach (who had also been acting minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine before yesterday) Michael Martin has enacted a controversial penalty points legislation without consulting key stakeholders in the industry. The CEO of the…
Local fishing harbours have prevention measures in place for Covid-19
The CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen Organisations has moved to allay fears over the threat of Covid-19 at local fishing harbours Earlier this weeks a group of protesters – including 40 fishermen – were stopping crew from foreign fishing boats entering Dingle in Co. Kerry. Sean O’ Donoughe…
KFO welcomes EU’s draft negotiating blueprint for Brexit deal
The Killybegs Fisheries Organisation (KFO) has welcomed the EU’s draft negotiating blueprint for Brexit trade talks stating that insofar as fisheries is concerned, the deal offers tangible hope to the Irish industry and provides a timely boost after a bruising, exhausting period of negotiation. However the Donegal based group have…