Passenger ferry to Wales may be restored by 2008

A PASSENGER ferry link between the Irish south-west and Wales could be re-established in 2008.

Swansea-Cork Ferries, which last January announced the discontinuation of the service for this summer tourist season, said yesterday that it was trying to source a new vessel with the hope of resuming the service next year.

“We are in discussions with a number of ship owners with a view to achieving a purchase deal by September of this year and resumption of the service in 2008,” a company spokesman said yesterday.