Exclusion fishing zone order quashed in the High Court

Both men  contended that the order breached their constitutional and human rights. Picture: iStock

An order creating a fishing exclusion zone around Ireland has been quashed in the High Court.

Two fishermen challenged Policy Directive 1 of 2009 made by the Minister of Agriculture on March 5, 2019, which excluded vessels bigger than 18m from fishing inside a six-mile limit off the coast.