Turas Siar 326 - Seán Mhaidhcí Ó Gallchobhair as an gCorrán i bparóiste Acla: Ceist na hiascaireachta in Acaill. Máirtín Mac Donnchadha, RnaG, a léirigh an clár.

Sea

Yes.

Ó thaobh cúrsaí aimsire aimsire agus rudaí mar sin.

In terms of weather and things like that...

agus d'fhiafraigh na báid.

and the boats asked..

Na báid mhóra, féadfaidh siad a bheith amuigh chuile lá den bhliain má thograíonn siad ach amháin ar an-drochaimsir go mb'éigean dóbhtha b'fhéidir a theacht i dtír.

The big boats, they can be out every day of the year if they choose except in very bad weather when they might have to come ashore.

Bheadh siad

They would be.

Agus is dóigh na cúpla bád beaga sin atá ann, ní hiadsan atá ag déanamh an scrios.

And I suppose those few small boats that are there, they are not the ones causing the destruction.

Bhuel, ní hiad, ní hiad, tá an scrios déanta i bhfad níos níos níos faide amuigh.

Well, they're not, they're not, the destruction is done much, much, much farther out...

Amuigh

Outside.

Agus ní báid na hÉireann atá dhá dhéanamh ach an oiread. Ara tá muid síolta le fada an lá ní raibh aon chumhacht ag iascairí ó thaobh

And it’s not Irish boats that are doing it either. Sure, we’ve been sidelined for a long time, fishermen never had any power at all.

vótála nó ó thaobh a bheith in ann

to vote or in terms of being able to.

Rialtas a chur isteach nó amach so níor tugadh aon aird ar iascairí.

To put a government in or out so no attention was paid to fishermen..

Sea

Yes.

Ach is is bocht an scéal é, an dtuigeann tú?

But it is a poor story, do you understand?

Má

If.

Má tá chuile shórt dá n-oibreodh amach sa Bhruiséal.

If everything were to work out in Brussels...