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Fishing boat skipper in court on charge of under-recording herring catch

A Killybegs fisherman has been sent forward for trial at the circuit court on a charge relating to alleged under-recording of herring on board the vessel of which he is the Master. Gerard McHugh of Greenhills, Fintra, Killybegs was before Donegal ...

06 Mar 2024 at 17:33

Features

Column: Are gender quotas a good idea or do they create discrimination?

With Donegal County Council elections coming up this year, the inevitable gender quota conversation arises, and I find myself yet again pondering the merits of such a move. Sometimes it is necessary to give a major helping hand to change. But ...

27 Feb 2024 at 11:33

Local News

Increased mackerel quota worth €4.5 million to Donegal

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 ...

14 Dec 2023 at 14:33

Assessment: less than half fish quotas agreed by UK in line with science advice

Less than half the fishing quotas negotiated by the UK for 2024 are in line with scientific advice for conserving stocks, the Government’s own assessment finds. The sustainability of limits for fish catches negotiated by the UK with ...

11 Apr 2024 at 18:07

Conservationists warn over fish stocks as annual catches agreed with EU

Conservationists have warned that “mismanagement” of the UK and EU’s seas is set to continue after negotiators agreed new catch quotas for fishing in 2023. The Government said the deal with the EU will give UK fishers the ...

20 Dec 2022 at 16:18

Five killed and dozens injured in clashes over jobs quota system in Bangladesh

World

Dozens injured in violent clashes over Bangladesh government jobs quota system

At least five people have been killed and dozens injured in two separate incidents in Bangladesh as violence continued on university campuses in the nation’s capital and elsewhere over a government jobs quota scheme, ...

16 Jul 2024 at 15:58

World

Nobel laureate Yunus returns to Bangladesh to take over as interim leader

Bangladesh’s next leader, Muhammad Yunus, returned from an overseas trip on Thursday, and will take office later in the day, as he seeks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the ...

08 Aug 2024 at 09:56

Local Elections

Local elections: Three eliminated in Milford LEA and strongest candidate misses quota

Declan Meehan, Milford LEA’s strongest candidate in Saturday’s tallies, has not reached the quota in the second count Two candidates were eliminated in the first round, Vincent Bradley (Non-Party) and Kathleen ...

09 Jun 2024 at 16:33

OPINION: There is a staggering gender gap in the Dáil but here's why quotas will never work

National News

OPINION: Is the staggering gender gap in the Dáil a sign gender quotas don't work?

There has been deep disappointment expressed by grassroots groups, feminist organisations and the general public across the country as it became clear the jaw-dropping gender imbalance in the new Government. ...

02 Feb 2025 at 09:55

Government went against scientific advice in setting fishing quotas, court told

The Government went against scientific advice when it set maximum fishing quotas for 2024, risking the sustainability of stocks and the livelihoods of fishers, the High Court has heard. Blue Marine ...

06 Mar 2025 at 11:13

Scotland

Fishermen fear ‘zero catch’ recommendation for cod could be ‘fleet-ending’

Fishermen have hit out at a “zero catch” recommendation for cod stocks for part of the North Sea, warning that implementing such a policy would be “fleet-ending madness”. The sector insisted that ...

23 Sept 2025 at 16:56

Warnings over collapsing fish stocks as experts advise ‘zero catch’ for cod

Conservationists have called for action to tackle collapsing fish stocks in the North Sea as scientists advise there should be “zero” fishing of cod next year. The latest advice from the ...

25 Sept 2025 at 09:36

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