The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, says the increased mackerel quota secured for Ireland at the EU Fisheries Council will be worth an estimated €4.5 million to the local economy. “Mackerel is a massively important species for the local fishing industry, and for employment in Donegal – 98 per cent of […]
Cope warns Minister ahead of EU Council meeting on mackerel quotas
PAT ‘the Cope’ Gallagher MEP issued a stark warning to Minister Simon Coveney ahead of today’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Luxembourg.