The Chief Executive Officer of the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation has said some of their members plan to peacefully disrupt Russia’s plans to conduct a military exercise in waters off the Irish coast next month.
Summary
- The Chief Executive Officer of the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation has said some of their members plan to peacefully disrupt Russia’s plans to conduct a military exercise in waters off the Irish coast next month.
- Patrick Murphy described the area as “very important” for fishermen and said they want to protect biodiversity and marine life.
- Yesterday, Russia’s Ambassador to Ireland said the controversy around the military exercise was “hugely overblown”.
- The fishing organisation said it had been contacted by an official of the Russian Embassy in Dublin - and that they spoke after 2pm this afternoon.
- This isn’t about €100 per person, this is the livelihoods of fishermen and fishing families all around the coastline here.