‘We hope lessons can be learned from this’

While the battle to refloat the ferry service between Cork and Swansea has been lost, the real battle is yet to come.

That’s the view of Noel Murphy, chairman of the West Cork Tourism Co-Operative.

“The West Cork Tourism Co-Operative Society is still in existence to promote tourism in West Cork and Kerry and the south-west region of Wales,” he told supporters and staff on board the MV Julia yesterday.