EU provides €600m for Irish fishermen

EU fisheries ministers last night agreed a €600 million emergency package for the beleaguered Irish fisheries industry.

The fishermen’s battle will now move to the Government, which they want to see match the funding.

Many Irish fishermen claim however, the move comes too little, too late for them. The package is designed to help those who have been hardest hit by a doubling of fuel prices while the price of fish is falling.