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KFO lodges complaint against European Commission with Ombudsman

The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has confirmed that it has lodged a formal complaint with European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly against the Commission for its failure to grant access to a 2018 control audit report and a subsequent ...

13 Apr 2022 at 21:33

Local News

Concern at impact of proposed €2bn offshore wind farm

There are concerns among the inshore fishing community in Inishowen about the impact of a proposed floating wind farm off the coast of Donegal that could cost up to €2bn to develop. The proposed wind farm is to be located more than 50km ...

29 Jun 2022 at 15:33

Local News

Minister must consult the industry on offshore wind farms says Donegal fishermen

The Donegal fishing industry says they have a right to be consulted about offshore wind farms because it affects their livelihoods. Chief executive of the Killybegs-based Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) Aodh O'Donnell says ...

15 Oct 2022 at 14:33

Local News

KFO chief says rising fuel costs have left fishermen on the brink

The head of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation says it beggars belief that funds have not been released to fishermen by the Irish Government in order to alleviate the soaring cost of fuel. Chief Executive, Seán O’Donoghue said ...

12 Sept 2022 at 16:33

Local News

Donegal representatives to the fore in fishery talks

A number of high-profile leaders in the Donegal fishing industry have held what they described as a ‘positive’ meeting with the EU Fisheries Commission in Brussels. In a joint statement issued after the meeting yesterday ...

12 Jan 2023 at 13:33

Local News

Brexit: Fishermen demand immediate access to the 'fund that got away'

Fishermen often brag about the 'one that got away' but in the case of fishermen here in Donegal it's more a case of the 'fund that got away'. A European fund set up to compensate Irish fishermen adversely impacted by ...

28 Feb 2023 at 12:33

'One of life’s pure gentlemen' Noel McGing, Killybegs, was a founding member of KFO

West Donegal

Funeral of Noel McGing, Killybegs, a founding member of the KFO

The funeral took place in Killybegs on Sunday of Noel McGing, Church Road, who was a founding member of the Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation (KFO), back in 1979. Following his death last Thursday, the KFO ...

21 Aug 2023 at 17:33

Local News

Concern at impact of proposed €2bn offshore wind farm

29 Jun 2022 at 14:33

Local News

KFO call on Minister Charlie McConalogue to sort out Killybegs fishing dispute

The decision to deny a Danish vessel the right to land its catch at Killybegs pier yesterday afternoon (Thursday) could have major implications for the reputational damage to the local fishing industry ...

01 Apr 2022 at 13:33

West Donegal

Some decision-making clout regained by Fisheries Council - KFO

The outgoing CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has expressed hope that final decisions can be reached around 2024 TACs (Total Allowable Catches) and quotas at this year’s Fisheries Council ...

07 Dec 2023 at 15:33

Local News

Killybegs pier controversy rages on

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has responded to the criticism of its actions at Killybegs pier on Thursday. It appears that a Danish vessel, Ruth, wasn't given the option of using the ...

01 Apr 2022 at 16:33

Local News

Donegal Fishing Crisis: €50m loss a year projected

Up to €1.2 million has been lost to the Killybegs fishing industry this week, it has been claimed. And this could rise to a projected €50m loss this season if a controversy concerning landing fish ...

07 Apr 2022 at 21:33

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