Minister vows to act amid calls for fishers to 'stand up for ourselves'

Trawlers from all around the Irish coast gathered outside the Convention Centre in Dublin on Wednesday, where fishermen were protesting over cuts to quotas, the impact of Brexit and the EU Common Fisheries policy. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Agriculture Minister Charles McConalogue has vowed to secure Irish fishers a greater share of of fish they can catch in Irish waters.

He made the promise in a meeting held with fishing representatives after a flotilla protest outside the Dáil at the National Convention Centre.