The main focus of the Uplift campaign has been on one-time semi-State company, Arramara Teoranta, which was bought for an undisclosed sum by the Canadian global corporation Acadia Seaplants in 2014. The present application is for Cashla Bay, Kilkieran Bay, Greatman’s Bay, Bertrabuoy Bay and Mace Head. Photograph: Conor McKeown for The Irish Times“I started with my father and have been selling to Arramara Teoranta since 1999 when its factory was based in Donegal. It is also very positive that there is a big rise in young people cutting seaweed here since Covid.”He was unable to attend the seaweed harvesters meeting in Ros Muc earlier this month. Especially around handing over seaweed-harvesting rights to large corporations, which has been a contentious issue on the west coast for years.

Source: The Irish Times February 16, 2026 18:05 UTC