Processing

‘We get a kick out of new business’: Ireland’s seafood industry looks outward to new markets

With shiny new plants in operation, family-run processors are looking at boosting exports and M&A opportunities while wrestling with succession planning. Funding is available, meanwhile, for pioneers in aqua-tech.

Left to right: Mike Keohane and his sons, Colman and Brian, founded Keohane Seafoods together and launched their first plant in Cork in 2010. The company now operates three processing plants.
Left to right: Mike Keohane and his sons, Colman and Brian, founded Keohane Seafoods together and launched their first plant in Cork in 2010. The company now operates three processing plants.Photo: Lidl Ireland
Editor in Chief, IntraFish.com
Published 13 March 2025, 07:38Updated 14 March 2025, 17:23
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