The prospect of a fishing port without an ice-plant may seem ridiculous but in recession-riddled Ireland its looking like a real possibility as local concern grows that Dingle's ice-plant is at risk of closing. Two plant workers have been informed that their contracts will not be renewed at the end of the month, adding to speculation that the Bórd Iascaigh Mara plant, which provides ice for boats fishing out of the port, will cease operations in Dingle. According to the CEO of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation, Lorcán Ó Cinnéide the idea of a fishing port without an ice-plant is 'ludicrous'. Ó Cinnéide has stated that he has written to Minister of State Tony Kileen saying that the possible closure of the plant is unacceptable.There has been so official statement from BIM as of yet clarifying the current, or indicating what may befall the Ice-Plant in the future. It will be interesting now to see how the Government respond in light of this crisis, given the detrimental state of the fishing industry in the region to begin with. In addition, it will also be important to see how the area's local election candidates (Breadán Fiitzgerald & Micheál O'Shea-FF, Seamus Cosaí Fitzgerald & Brendan Griffin-FG, Pat Hanafin-Labour & Teresa Rafferty-Sinn Féin) react to the current situation as unemployment figures soar in the West Kerry region.
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Dingle Ice-Plant under threat?
The prospect of a fishing port without an ice-plant may seem ridiculous but in recession-riddled Ireland its looking like a real possibility as local concern grows that Dingle's ice-plant is at risk of closing. Two plant workers have been informed that their contracts will not be renewed at the end of the month, adding to speculation that the Bórd Iascaigh Mara plant, which provides ice for boats fishing out of the port, will cease operations in Dingle. According to the CEO of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation, Lorcán Ó Cinnéide the idea of a fishing port without an ice-plant is 'ludicrous'. Ó Cinnéide has stated that he has written to Minister of State Tony Kileen saying that the possible closure of the plant is unacceptable.There has been so official statement from BIM as of yet clarifying the current, or indicating what may befall the Ice-Plant in the future. It will be interesting now to see how the Government respond in light of this crisis, given the detrimental state of the fishing industry in the region to begin with. In addition, it will also be important to see how the area's local election candidates (Breadán Fiitzgerald & Micheál O'Shea-FF, Seamus Cosaí Fitzgerald & Brendan Griffin-FG, Pat Hanafin-Labour & Teresa Rafferty-Sinn Féin) react to the current situation as unemployment figures soar in the West Kerry region.
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Does Miss Rafter still believe that Sinn Fein were right not to condemn the killing of Garda Jerry McCabe?She ,Simon Warren and Roibeard o hEarthain were all co-signators to a letter sent to the Kerryman newspaper a number of years back supporting that stance.
what a disgrace
Pat Hanafin Labour Party candidate, has stated he fully opposes the closure of the ice plant here in Dingle, and will do all he can to stop this decision from going ahead , it would be the death knell for the fishing industry in Dingle
Eamon Gilmore Labour Party Leader, will meet the fishermen and the people of the Dingle on the Pier of Dingle this friday night 1st may
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