A Marine Scotland patrol boat has blocked a Donegal fishing vessel from entering the waters around Rockall in the North Atlantic. The Northern Celt was boarded and its skipper instructed that he can ...

Opposition politicians are urging the Government to defend the interests of the Irish fishing community over Rockall. It comes as the Scottish government said it will take action against Irish vessels ...

It’s barely visible above the waves — a jagged outcrop in the middle of the North Atlantic. Yet Rockall Bank has sparked a ...

Several nations have made competing claims to the lucrative waters around Rockall An age-old international dispute over a small uninhabited island in the North Atlantic Ocean has flared up, and this ...

The Irish Government says it doesn't recognise UK sovereignty over the uninhabited rock in the North Atlantic and it rejects Scotland's warning that it will take action against Irish boats found ...

IRISH vessels have a right to fish around Rockall but this will change when the UK leaves the European Union, the taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar told the Dáil yesterday there was "no basis" for ...

The row between Ireland and Scotland over fishing rights around Rockall has deepened, with Irish skippers saying that they have no intention of leaving the disputed waters. The Scottish government has ...

Rockall, an eroded volcano, lies 260 miles (418km) west of the Western Isles. Scottish and Irish governments have agreed to "intensify" discussions to resolve a row over fishing off Rockall. Irish ...

Asked to clarify the commission's stance on ownership of the 12-mile sea, she replied: "According to EU law, there is equal access to [European] Union waters and resources and, in the absence of ...