Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada is to bring forward legislation to the European Parliament aimed at halting the illegal activity of super trawlers. The Ireland South MEP, who sits on the EU Fisheries Committee, said she wanted to see super trawlers banned outright from Irish waters but until that was possible the strictest possible…
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has launched a scathing attack on the Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil coalition over their repeated failure to even ask for a Bluefin Tuna quota for Irish fishermen. The Ireland South MEP was speaking following the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tuna conference in Croatia, where the Irish Government again…
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has warned of the devastating consequences a no-deal Brexit could have for the Irish fishing industry. The Ireland South MEP, who sits on the EU Fisheries Committee, said the Irish Government had a duty to use their influence in Europe to protect Irish waters. She was speaking as British…
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has backed calls for Cork to be developed into a maritime cluster. The Ireland South MEP, who sits on the EU Fisheries Committee, was speaking as she attended the Our Ocean Wealth Summit in Galway. “I was very pleased with the positive response that was given to the idea…