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American authorities have apologized to the Irish Government after US military personnel breached Ireland's COVID-19 regulations by landing at Shannon Airport without a negative PCR test.
Government Former State Scientist Calls on Ireland to Push for Renationalisation of EU Waters
10th February 2021
Ireland is due to bear the brunt of a return of EU quotas to Britain, at a 15 per cent overall reduction in Irish quotas
The Government’s soft-touch approach on access to Rockall’s fishing waters for Irish boats is “totally unacceptable”, a former state marine scientist has said.
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Times.ie reports today, Dr Peter Tyndall has also called on the government to push for a renationalisation of European waters to allow coastal states greater access to their own fish stocks.
He said the EU could still handle the management of shared and migratory stocks under a “more honest” Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
January 14, 2021 4:03 pm
There are “huge opportunities” for the Irish agri-food industry within the EU, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney.
Speaking at the North Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) county executive annual general meeting (AGM) earlier this week on Tuesday, January 12, the minister voiced his views that, while the UK will remain a key market for Ireland, we should be looking to improve export opportunities elsewhere also.
The minister attended the virtual IFA AGM after being asked by local senator Garret Ahearn and North Tipperary IFA chairwoman Imelda Walsh.
During the meeting, Minister Coveney said: “There are as many protections as we could have designed into the [Brexit] deal – but that doesn’t mean that we don’t need to be certainly aware of potential risks in terms of future policy decisions made in Westminster and how we may react to it.
A no-deal Brexit would have "represented the most significant threat to Irish agriculture in a generation", according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney.