DUP calls for answers as NI fishing boats detained by Irish Navy

irishtimes.com ^ | February 28, 2019 | Gerry Moriarty, Mark Hilliard, Conor Lally, Jennifer Bray

[Berlin_Freeper]

The impounding of two Northern Ireland fishing boats by the Irish Navy has been condemned as “quite outrageous” by the DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds.

The boats, the Amity and the Boy Joseph, were detained in Dundalk Bay on Wednesday for allegedly breaching fishing regulations. They were fishing for crabs, lobsters and whelks when they were arrested.

In a statement, the Department of Defence said the ships were detained for illegal fishing within the exclusive fishery limits of the State and for illegal entry into the limits. The two boats were escorted to Clogherhead in Co Louth by a fisheries protection vessel and handed over to gardaí.

Northern Irish boats are currently prohibited from fishing inside the Republic of Ireland’s territorial limit while vessels from the Republic can fish in Northern Ireland waters.

[House Atreides]

Northern Irish boats are currently prohibited from fishing inside the Republic of Ireland’s territorial limit while vessels from the Republic can fish in Northern Ireland waters.
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Well, you can bet that Donald Trump didn’t negotiate that deal for Northern Ireland.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Royal poachers.

[bagster]

"Give Ireland back to the Irish
Don't make them have to take it away.".

But Reall What Are You doin' In That Land Across The Sea.

[Vendome]

They should rename then “For Sale”...

[Berlin_Freeper]

Irish Naval Service
8 ships
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Naval_Service#Current_fleet

List of active Royal Navy ships
75 ships
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Royal_Navy_ships

[Berlin_Freeper]

F-35s on board UK’s newest aircraft carrier | We Are HMS Queen Elizabeth
https://youtu.be/_eE_ahJlvtI

[Berlin_Freeper]

Irish Navy boat
https://youtu.be/eMO_fw_buP8

[Bigg Red]

They couldn’t use a human voice for the promo on the boat that won’t capsize?

[Berlin_Freeper]

Maybe for the better,

Guide to Irish Accents
https://youtu.be/ee_N3g4ORLk

[wny]

Ireland has a navy? who knew...

[Wilderness Conservative]

If the Irish didnt hate us more than the Talaban I might care about them.

[Oratam]

I suspect that this is really about Brexit.

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile, speaking of Brexit....

Ireland will pay significantly more to EU budget in future

[PAR35]

Notice the US Marines markings on the planes. Stars on the wings, and at about the 1:33 mark, it looks like someone tried to scrape the US marking off the nose. Clear marking at about 2:06.

[Oratam]

It appears Ireland isn’t happy about achieving “first world” status. Did they really think they’d be on the receiving end of Brussels’ largesse forever?

[Bigg Red]

:)

[Don W]

Oh c'mon, how could you not be completely charmed by these folks? Irish people TRY Krispy Kreme