Dredging of Bantry harbour paves way for €12m development

THE planned dredging of Bantry’s inner harbour will pave the way for proposed developments costing up to €12 million in the world famous west Cork bay.

The board of Bantry Harbour Commissioners has been notified of the provision of €3m for dredging and other related works.

The weekend announcement by Transport Minister Martin Cullen gives the go- ahead for the first stage of development in the inner harbour. The money had been outlined in the Government’s Supplementary Budget in January 2007.