It is a heavily curated image, men in creamy Aran jumpers and yellow oilskins, drinking tea on a squally night in the Atlantic, telling tales of yore.  Their catch, so the PR campaigns go, ending up on the plates of Irish families who are busy smiling at the benefits of a fish dinner.  The reality, as with most things in life, is far harsher. A long running industrial battle highlights the case of a migrant fisherman working seventeen hour days, off the coast of Cork on an Irish-owned trawler, earning €339.77 per week. The Irish prawn industry is the one…

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