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Agenda AGM 2023

14/1/2023

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Dear Members, 

Just to remind you that the AGM for the ICSA is being held in the Athlone Springs Hotel on Sat 21st January 2023 at 11am.

Agenda
  1. Chairman's Address
  2. Financial Report
  3. Election of Officers
  4. Election of Delegates
  5. Windmills
  6. Tuna Quota
  7. A.O.B.

Regards,

Donal Kennedy
Chairman
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AGM 2023

23/12/2022

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Dear Delegates and Members,

I propose to call an AGM
  • Date: Saturday 21st January 2023
  • Time: 11 am
  • Location: Athlone Springs Hotel
  • Address: R362, Monksland, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, N37 F9T3
I am looking forward to a positive response.

Regards,

Donal Kennedy
Chairman I.C.S.A
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Season Greetings

23/12/2022

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Christmas Greetings

19/12/2021

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Dear Members, Delegates and Officers,

Another tough year has passed for charter skippers. It has been quiet over the last number of months while some skippers were securing their boats for winter and organising overhauls for their boats. 

We have endeavoured to seek funding for our members and have forwarded a comprehensive business plan to the Department of Environment as requested, and onward to the Department of Finance. To date, and to my utter disappointment, this has not been acknowledged and no funding has been forthcoming.  I have not given up hope and continue my efforts on your behalf but I am also aware of the drawn out procedures that we have encountered by these departments. I would hate to think that we are the forgotten people. Having previously pointed out to these departments that we are an important cog in the tourism industry and the coastal community, I will reiterate this to them again. 

​I would like you to stay united and have a united voice for further issues that will come to the fore in 2022. One that comes to mind is windmills that are being erected in areas around the coast where our members carry out charter skippering which are having an effect on our business and we are not being consulted accordingly.  

I would like to thank the members and delegates who helped with the business plan and a special thanks to Billie Grabher for her brilliant work on our website.

I wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  

Keep safe.

Regards,
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Donal Kennedy
Chairman ICSA
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From 26th April Charter Fishing boats can resume angling ...

28/4/2021

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... under guidelines which limits the number of houshold on board to 2.

​Information and guidelines are available on the Inland Fisheries Ireland website. Please read more on https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Notices/covid-19-statement.html
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Charter Boat Skippers in the papers

14/4/2021

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Click HERE to read the full article in the Wexford People
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Wexford County Councillor Jim Codd calling on the government to see sense

20/3/2021

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We would like to draw your attention to Councillor Jim Codd’s piece on his Facebook page highlighting our plight and ask you to comment on it.
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​https://www.facebook.com/jim.codd.16/posts/480452096460902
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Wexford Independent TD Verona Murphy on South East Radio

11/3/2021

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Message from TD Verona Murphy 

Listen here: ​​www.southeastradio.ie/2021/03/chartered-boats-operators-in-wexford-face-closure-as-pandemic-continues/
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Article in Wexford People Tuesday 23/02/2021 - Charter boat operators 'are on the scrapheap'

26/2/2021

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Great work from our committee member and region representative Eamonn Hayes
Article circulated with permission, to read article as PDF please click HERE
Irish Charter Skippers Assocation - Wexford People - Article 23/02/2021
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Charter Boat Plight

16/2/2021

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We have contacted the following TDs and Ministers so far in 2021 and intend to highlight our plight to TDs in all coastal areas.

  • Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
  • Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, previously Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 
  • Michael McGrath, Cork South-Central
  • Holly Cairns, Cork South-West
  • Michael Collins, Cork South-West
  • Christopher O'Sullivan, Cork South-West
  • Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Donegal
  • Pearse Doherty, Donegal
  • Dara Calleary, Mayo
  • Martin Kenny, Sligo-Leitrim
  • Verona Murphy, Wexford
  • Johnny Mythen, Wexford

The TDs intention is to bring a question to the Dail in hope to highlight the lack of funding, actually no funding at all, for Charter Skippers.

Click here to read what has been sent to the TDs and Ministers or see below

updated 22/02/2021
ICSA - Charter Boat Plight
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