The former Irish ambassador to Canada, Jamaica and the Bahamas has warned that EU is intent on destroying what is left of the Irish fishing industry and has condemned the “meekness” of the Irish government in its response to moves by Brussels to change fishery rules.
Professor Ray Basset told the UK Express in an interview:
“Instead of standing up for our hard-pressed fishermen, it would appear that our authorities see their role as merely implementing the diktats of Brussels.”
The EU move is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Irish fishing industry, already facing a 15 per cent overall reduction in quotas due to Brexit the UK Express reports.
Strangely, while British media has reported on these changes to the EU’s fishery policy, which will adversely affect an Irish fishing industry, most major media outlets in the country have ignored the news.
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