Council approves funds for Cork-Swansea ferry

DESPITE warnings about ‘throwing good money after bad’, Kerry County Council yesterday approved a financial contribution for the troubled Cork-Swansea Ferry during its period in examinership.

However, Kerry councillors, who had already invested €100,000 in getting the service into operation in March 2010, warned any future investment would need to be considered closely.

Fine Gael councillor Pat McCarthy questioned how many local west Cork people were employed directly on the ferry, the MV Julia — saying he understood it was mostly serviced by east Europeans.