Kerry boat owner fined after passengers became ill

A number of passengers became violently ill on a small passenger boat which “rolled heavily” on a rough voyage to Skellig Michael, the Unesco World Heritage site, so much so that a complaint was lodged with the Department of Transport, a court in Kerry was told yesterday.

On a later date on the same vessel, the Flying Horse, an emergency occurred and passengers again complained.

The owner of the Flying Horse, which operates between Ballinskelligs and Skellig Michael, and two other accused, appeared on a number of summonses at Cahersiveen District Court.