Post-Brexit tensions simmer in Ireland's fishing industry

A fishing vessel passes the uninhabited island of Rockhall, which is now the centre of a dispute involving Ireland and Scotland.

Post-Brexit tensions have surfaced in the fishing sector with agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue criticised for the “chaotic” handling of a permit system for Irish fishing vessels in  British waters.

Only a small fraction of the entire Irish fleet has been given permits for continued access to British waters, with a reduced quota as a result of Brexit.