Fine Gael’s Colm Markey has called for a renewed focus on the Irish fishing industry following years of decline and concerns about Norway seeking greater access to Irish waters. The Midlands-North-West MEP and Senator Tim Lombard today hosted a meeting in Leinster House with fishing industry representatives to discuss current challenges and potential opportunities for […]
Norway Holding EU Fishing Deals to Ransom
Irish fishing representatives in Killybegs have accused Norway of stalling EU quota talks, because they failed to secure privileged access to blue whiting in Ireland’s EEZ (European Economic Zone) waters. Norway is currently allowed by the EU to fish 74,000 tonnes of blue whiting in Irish waters – a higher quota than the 48,000 tonnes Irish […]
Promoting sustainable access to Errigal Mountain through ASCENT
Promoting sustainable access to uplands and natural environments is what the ASCENT project is looking to achieve and this 3 year environmental project is now reaching its midway point. The project which links seven areas of natural beauty in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Finland, Iceland and Norway is focusing on sites that are facing […]
Norway residency opportunity for Donegal visual artist
DONEGAL County Council Cultural Services and Vesterålen Cultural Council (Norway) are delighted to offer a unique opportunity to a visual artist from Donegal.
Residency opportunity for Donegal visual artist in Norway
DONEGAL County Council Cultural Services and Vesterålen Cultural Council (Norway) are delighted to offer a unique opportunity to a Visual Artist from Donegal to travel to Northern Norway to create new work over a Residency period of two to three weeks.