here was some sad news in the restaurant world recently with the announcement that Luna was closing its doors.

My wife says that fish costs twice as much here in Ibiza as it does in Ireland. Ibiza, readers will know, is also surrounded by the sea.

There may be something to that myth about oysters and sex drive after all.

Bord Bia has tapped into China’s growing network of online sales and marketing to promote Irish seafood at both trade and consumer levels.

People who eat seafood are consuming tiny bits of plastic which end up in their bloodstream.

Ireland is looking to be a global leader in high-quality, sustainably produced seafood in order to take a greater share of the international market and expand its €1bn annual contribution to the economy.

The country’s seafood industry will have much to celebrate and many challenges to ponder in Galway this coming weekend when Bord Iascaigh Mhara holds its second maritime festival.

Taste the Atlantic is a seafood journey that stretches south from Erris in Co Mayo to Connemara and on to Galway Bay.

For years, Noel Barry and his four buddies have sailed Cork harbour, sampling the seafood chowder available at its bars and restaurants. Here, they give some advice to sailors with a hearty appetite

Ireland has secured €148m in funding from the European Commission for the development of the seafood industry over the next six years.