Online seafood auction house could lead to 'hundreds' of jobs

Industry 'game-changer' allows buyers to bid in real time for freshly caught Irish fish

Joe Walsh, founder and managing director at Paulona Seafoods, Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: BIM

The establishment of Ireland’s first and only online seafood auction house could lead to “hundreds” of jobs, according to the company behind it.

Paulona Seafoods chief executive Joe Walsh said the auction house he has established in Cork could generate an additional €20m to €30m in income for the industry.