Fishermen buoyant after court rules on tonnage

IRISH fishermen won their case against the European Commission yesterday, taken after the latter forced them to spend €50 million buying extra tonnage some years ago.

Chief executive of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO), Sean O’Donoghue, said they were elated by the judgment from the European Court in Luxembourg.

All 24 trawler owners who took the action were members of the KFO, and they were awarded their costs in the judgment.