Islanders angry over failure to replace ill cable car operator

PEOPLE living on Dursey Island and tourists trying to visit it are experiencing great difficulty because of reduced operating hours on the country’s only cable car.

The permanent operator has been out on sick leave and a replacement is only able to operate the cable car for much shorter periods.

Cork County Council, which operates the facility, and the minister with responsibility for the islands, Eamonn Ó Cuiv, were criticised yesterday for allowing the situation to continue for the past few weeks.