Pressure on to build new pier

AMID growing concern about the safety of passengers travelling to Great Blasket island, pressure is being stepped up for the building of a long-awaited new pier in Dunquin.

At present, passengers must get into a rubber dingy before boarding ferries for the five-kilometre crossing from Dunquin to the Blaskets.

Local tourism interests and ferry operators are calling on Kerry County Council to start work on extending the pier.