Charges over passenger boat near Skelligs

Prosecutions have been taken on behalf of the minister for transport, tourism and sport against three boatmen, alleged to have breached passenger boat regulations near the Skelligs in Kerry.

The islands, a popular attraction for tourists, include the Unesco world heritage site of Skellig Michael.

Gary Feehan, of Dungeagan, Ballinskelligs, the owner of the vessel Pace Arrow 11, was before Caherciveen District Court in relation to using the vessel as a passenger boat without a licence.