Fishermen lift Cork port blockade for talks

PROTESTING fishermen were meeting in Cork last night to decide on what course of action to take following the lifting of their port blockades.

Despite a warning by Cork Port management of possible legal action, the fishermen say the blockades could be re-imposed, depending on the outcome of a meeting tomorrow with the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Brendan Smith.

A spokesman for the south-west fleet, Ebby Sheehan, said the blockade had been “temporarily suspended” for the meeting.