Board to fight as Dempsey moves to hand Bantry Bay to Cork

THE board of one the country’s biggest harbours has vowed to fight government plans to scrap it.

Board to fight as Dempsey moves to hand Bantry Bay  to Cork

Bantry Bay Harbour Commissioners is taking legal advice ahead of a crunch meeting tomorrow night to discuss Transport Minister Noel Dempsey’s plans to transfer responsibility for and control of Bantry Bay to the Port of Cork Company.

The proposal is contained in section 18 of the Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008, draft legislation which was distributed last week.

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