Fishermen given 'guarantee' of no disruption during Russian navy exercises

Chief executive of the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association, Brendan Byrne, Russian Ambassador Yuri Filatov, and Chief executive of the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation, Patrick Murphy at the Russian Embassy in Dublin. Picture: Russia in Ireland/Twitter

Fishermen have been a given a guarantee by Russia’s ambassador to Ireland that their fishing grounds will not be affected by navy exercises.

Representatives of the Irish fishing industry met with the Russian ambassador amid an ongoing row over planned military exercises off the Irish coast.