Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway West Sinn Féin TD Mairéad Farrell has urged the government to stand up for Irish fishermen and end what she describes as the long-running injustices in the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy.
Her comments come ahead of a protest of fishing families due to take place this morning outside the Convention Centre in Dublin.
Fishermen are protesting over a drop in quota due to Brexit and the fact the deal will only allow them to catch 15% of fish in Irish waters.
Organisations have warned up to four thousand jobs in the fishing and processing industry could be lost.
Deputy Farrell argues a statement of intent is now needed from government that they will fight tooth and nail for Ireland’s fair share of the fish in our waters when the Common Fisheries Policy is revisited.
Minister for Agriculture and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, says the government is trying to secure more quota for Irish vessels.
