Warning fishing industry is on brink of collapse due to lack of Covid-19 support

A coronavirus warning sign on a fishing vessel in West Cork advises of contacting the skipper of the trawler before boarding the boat. Picture: Andy Gibson

Ireland’s €1.2 billion fishing industry is on the brink of collapse, according to industry representatives who say it has been decimated by the collapse in domestic and EU markets since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.