Cork-Swansea ferry delay major tourism setback

A DECISION to defer the planned reintroduction of the Cork-Swansea route represents a major setback for the hard-pressed tourism industry in the south-west.

Tourism businesses in the region were praying that the ferry would be back next month, after a three-year absence.

But, yesterday, the co-operative planning to operate the vessel said delays in “tying up loose ends” meant it would not meet the target of reinstating the operation for the summer.