The Russian Ambassador, Yury Filatov, to Ireland is set to meet with fishermen today to discuss the planned military exercises off the Irish Coast.
Fishermen at the South & West Fish Producers Organisation in Cork said they are planning to take their boats out to where the military exercises are to take place in early February in a “peaceful protest” to try and disrupt the exercises.
Patrick Murphy, CEO of the organisation, said the group is concerned the exercises will disrupt the migratory path and breeding season of fish and the “untold damage” to marine wildlife.
