Irish fishermen ‘absolutely thrilled’ with Russia’s decision not to carry out naval drills off Irish coast

Representatives of the Irish fishing industry Brendan Byrne (left), CEO of the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association (IFPEA), and Patrick Murphy, CEO Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation (ISWFPO) hold a Fisheries Management Chart outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Irish fishermen are “absolutely thrilled” with Russia’s decision not to carry out its naval exercises off the Irish coast.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Patrick Murphy, CEO of the Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation said the decision the Russian Minister for Defence made this evening was “completely out of the blue.”