Those in the fishing industry are being treated on the sea as the travelling community is treated on land.
That’s according to Dingle fisherman Robert Brosnan, who’s among those protesting in Cork today against quotas and EU fishing policy.
Fishermen are warning that up to 3,000 jobs are being put at risk due to post-Brexit policies.
Fishermen are demanding quota cuts are reversed and the EU Common Fisheries Policy be renegotiated.
60 vessels are taking part in the protest, with around 50 people from Kerry involved.
Robert Brosnan from Dingle, who stood for Sinn Féin in the 2019 local election, says fishermen have been forgotten about by successive governments.
Robert Brosnan says the once-thriving fishing industry on the peninsula has been decimated.
Patrick Murphy, CEO of the Irish South and West Fish Producers’ Organisation, says the current situation could lead to thousands of job losses.
