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Fishing representatives urge protesters to end blockade

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Fishing organisations have condemned blockades by fishermen in Dingle and Castletownbere, preventing foreign-registered trawlers from landing fish, describing the actions as "unnecessary, alarmist and without any reasonable nor rational foundation".

Amid fears of potential Covid-19 transmission in the towns, the fishermen are preventing foreign-registered trawlers from landing catch.

For the last number of days, up to 30 fishermen blocked the entrance to the pier in Dingle with their vehicles, denying access to a number of Spanish-registered trucks which had travelled from the continent to collect fish.

On Monday, two French-registered trawlers were forced to abandon efforts to land fish at the west Kerry town. The fishermen say they will

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