Minister welcomes EU fish deal while environmental group claims he has 'failed abysmally'

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Michael Creed has hailed an EU agreement on next year’s fish quotas, while the deal has been condemned by environmental NGOs Birdwatch Ireland and Our Fish.

Mr Creed said that securing agreement on rebuilding measures in the Celtic Sea was “one of the most difficult aspects” of the negotiations, and the total package agreed is 195,000 tonnes – worth €275m for the Irish industry next year.