Just over a month after claims that Ireland was imposing a “hard border” with Britain at sea, the Government’s legislation underpinning “reciprocal” inshore fishing rights between the North and the Republic will be debated in the Dáil tomorrow.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed is refreshingly candid about the challenges ahead but his commitment appears solid, says Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe.

Calls have been made for Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to appear before an Oireachtas committee to address the detrimental implications of Britain’s withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention.

The UK’s withdrawal from an arrangement allowing other countries to fish in British waters is an aggressive step, but not totally surprising, according to one of the country’s largest fish producers’ group.