Marine Minister McConalogue Opens up More Ports to Irish Fishing Vessels on British Register
18th January 2021
Howth Harbour in County Dublin is one of five additional Irish ports where fishing vessels on the British register can land from February 1st
Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue has come to the rescue of Donegal islanders with fishing boats registered in Northern Ireland who were blocked from landing into their nearest port by the Brexit deal.
Northern Irish vessels and boats owned by fishermen in the Republic which are on the British register were informed that they could only land into two designated ports - Killybegs, Co Donegal and Castletownbere, Co Cork – after January 1st.
Restrictions on where Northern Ireland Fishing Boats Can Land Catch Has Created a Hard Border
8th January 2021
Greencastle on County Donegal s Inishowen peninsula
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The BBC has reported that fishermen in the north-west are saying that Post-Brexit restrictions on where Northern Ireland boats can land their catch in the Republic of Ireland have created a hard border on the island ,
A new Irish government rule came into effect on 31 December 2020 meaning that Northern Ireland registered vessels can now land only at two Irish ports – Killybegs, the largest fishing port in the country located on the south coast of the County Donegal or at Castletownbere on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork. This has created serious problems for crews in the north-west.
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image captionThe new rules came into effect at the end of the Brexit implementation period
Post-Brexit restrictions on where Northern Ireland boats can land their catch in the Republic of Ireland have created a hard border on the island , fishermen in the north-west say.
NI-registered vessels can now land at just two Irish ports - Killybegs in Donegal and Castletownbere in Cork.
The new Irish government rule came into effect on 31 December 2020.
The Irish Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Marine have said the issue is an outcome of Brexit .
In a statement, the department said that Minister Charlie McConalogue is aware of the issue and will continue to look at options to resolve it .