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.

Ach má théann rudaí mar a bhí i mbliana tá dúil againn b'fhéidir duine nó beirt eile a fhostú i rith na bliana ach sin bhoil tá dúil againn go mbeidh muid in ann é sin a dhéanamh.

But if things go as they did this year, we hope maybe to hire one or two more people during the year, but anyway we hope that we will be able to do that.

Sea. Nach rud spéisiúil é gur go gcaithfidh mar a déarfá dream mar sibh fhéin a bheith ag brath ar

Yes. Isn't it an interesting thing that, as you might say, a group like yourselves has to depend on.

Cúrsaí tiomána ar an mbóthar, mar a déarfá, mar chuid den ghnó le le rudaí a choinneáil folláin seachas seachas a bheith díreach ag brath bheadh duine a cheapadh Cumann Forbartha Comharchumann Forbartha Iascairí gur gur ceist na farraige ar fad a dhéanfadh a dhéanfadh an leas dhóibh.

Driving matters on the road, as you’d say, as part of the business to keep things healthy rather than just relying, one would think, on the Development Association, the Fishermen’s Development Cooperative, that it was entirely a matter of the sea that would benefit them.

seachas seachas

except except

Bhuel ba cheart gur mar sin a bheadh ach is é an rud é an dtuigeann tú tá an iascaireacht iontach dona anseo in Acaill le le roinnt maith blianta.

Well, it should be that way but the thing is, do you understand, the fishing has been terribly bad here in Achill for quite a few years.

Agus rud eile tá roinnt iascairí in Acaill ar ndóigh cuid dár dár scairshealbhóirí féin agus bheifeá ag dúil le dílseacht b'fhéidir uathu.

And another thing, there are some fishermen in Achill of course, some of whom are our own shareholders, and you might expect loyalty perhaps from them.

Agus díolann siad go leor acu, díolann siad a gcuid iasc le le daoine eile, níl siad sásta seacht faoin gcéad seacht go leith faoin gcéad de na

And they sell a lot of them, they sell their fish to other people, they are not satisfied with seven percent, seven and a half percent of the.

de chineál ioncam a thabhairt dúinn an dtuigeann tú

to give us the type of income do you understand.

Sin é sin é an an an seacht go leith faoin gcéad coimisiún sin sin é sin an an teacht isteach atá againn sea é sin agus ar ndóigh an deontas bainistíochta athrú athrú beag ar an deontas bainistíochta ní bheadh muid ann le blianta fada.

That is, that is the seven and a half percent commission, that is, that is the income we have, yes, that is it, and of course the management grant, a small change in the management grant, we wouldn't be here for many years...

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Yes.

So

So.

So b'fhéidir go bhfuil an coirnéal casta agat. Níl mé cinnte you know.

So maybe you have turned the corner. I'm not sure, you know...

Sea ach bhí sibh sásta go maith le cúrsaí pé scéal agat.

Yes, but you were quite happy with things whatever your story is.

Bhí, bhí na figiúirí iomláine, bhí siad suas beagnach leathchéad míle punta, bhí sé thart ar, ar trí chéad ceathracha.

Yes, yes the total figures, they were up almost fifty thousand pounds, it was about, about three hundred and forty...

Trí mhíle punta ioncam iomlán.

Three thousand pounds total income.