Irish Examiner View: A huge blow to fishing industry 

European Commission says Ireland cannot be trusted to police  its fishing quotas 

The European Commission claims we are not to be trusted to police our own fising quotas.

The import of the European Commission ruling that Ireland cannot be trusted to police fishing quotas allocated under the common fisheries policy cannot be underestimated. Essentially, the EC finds that our systems are corrupt or incompetent - or, dread thought, both.

It is an established thread in the narrative around our relationship with the EU that our fishing sector was sold down the Swanee in return for farm supports. This ruling suggests that story is, at best, a distraction from what really goes on in our fishing industry.