Michael Clifford: EU ruling shining a light on issues in Irish fisheries

A derogation to weigh fish in factories has been withdrawn, casting a huge shadow – and potentially huge cost – on Irish fishing

The European Commission has ruled that Ireland cannot be trusted to police its fishing quotas. File picture: Julien Behal/PA Wire

In 2005, the New York Times described financial regulation in Ireland as “the wild west”. 

Today, it would appear that Brussels has a similar opinion of this country in terms of the regulation, or control, of fisheries.