Fishermens’ jobs at risk

MICHAEL Walsh has been fishing all his life. The father of five uses the Port of Waterford regularly.

Fishermens’ jobs at risk

He says there’s just no future for him in fishing and for his 65ft vessel if the Port of Waterford is closed to trawlers, as is planned in early March.

“My vessel would be one of the biggest fishing out of Dunmore but I’ve to use Waterford in bad weather, particularly as there’s not enough water in the other ports.

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