Sinn Féin spokesperson on Fisheries, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD has today appealed to the government to listen to the voice…
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Family of tragic fishermen plead with coroner to allow family to move on
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoThe son of one of two Inishowen men drowned in a fishing tragedy ten years ago has pleaded with the…
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WATCH: Four fishermen saved in nine-hour rescue mission off Malin
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoSix Lough Swilly RNLI volunteers worked through the night during an incident last week to rescue a crew of fishermen. …
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Six fishermen rescued after boat suffers mechanical failure off Fanad Head
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoSix fishermen have been rescued off the coast of Donegal after their vessel suffered mechanical failure overnight. The Lough Swilly…
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Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher Leas-Cheann Comhairle has slammed the Agriculture Minister’s Penalty Points System for fishermen. He has questioned…
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Fishermen lose out on €6m due to closure of popular prawn fishing zone
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoSinn Féin Finance Spokesperson Deputy Pearse Doherty is demanding an urgent explanation from the Minister for the Marine over the…
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HealthNewsUncategorized
Five fishermen taken to Letterkenny Hospital with suspected ‘bird flu’
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Five fishermen docked in Co Donegal were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with suspected bird flu. The five men,…
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Documentary starring Arranmore fisherman to be screened to members of Dáil Éireann
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoA multiple award-winning documentary which highlights the injustices and inequality of EU fishing regulations is to be screened to members of…
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A SEA safety campaigner has warned Donegal fishermen they could be in danger due to the start of exercises by…
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The Irish Fish Producers Organisation has accused Minister Simon Coveney and the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine of…
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THE GOVERNMENT has done a u-turn on permits for non-EU fishermen working in Co Donegal. Lobbying from Killybegs fishermen’s group…
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BREAKING NEWS: Four fishermen have been rescued off the coast of Donegal after their fishing boat sank. The men were…
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FeaturesNews
NEW LIFEBOAT PRAISED AS IT REACHES STRANDED FISHERMEN IN RECORD TIME
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoThe newly-launched Lough Swilly Shannon lifeboat has been praised after it played a vital part in saving there men from…
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DDTV: WATCH POWERFUL TRAILER WHICH DOCUMENTS ISLAND FISHERMEN’S STRUGGLES OVER EIGHT-YEAR PERIOD
by Stephen Maguire 10 years agoDDTV: A powerful new film which intimately documents the struggle faced by Island fishermen in Donegal over an eight-year period…
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FISHERMEN EXPRESS FEARS THAT EROSION COULD COLLAPSE PORTNABLAGH PIER
by Stephen Maguire 10 years agoThere are concerns that erosion could demolish Portnablagh Pier. More than 85 years after the issue was first raised in…
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MCHUGH WELCOMES BREAKTHROUGH IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR SMALL FISHERMEN
by Stephen Maguire 12 years agoDonegal TD Joe McHugh has welcomed agreement between the European Council and the European Parliament, which is expected to allow…
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DONEGAL fishermen are opposing barmy new EU laws aimed at banning the practice of throwing fish they can’t sell back…