Call for seaports policy change

IF the Irish economy is to continue to achieve the levels of growth we have come to expect, Government policy will have to take development of our seaports seriously, Dermot O’Mahoney, chairman the Port of Cork Company warned yesterday.

In the last 10 years Irish ports have handled nearly half a billion tonnes of cargo, almost twice as much as in the previous decade.

Up to €300 million has been invested in facilities and our customers have invested even more.