Skellig Michael delayed boat permits row to be decided this week

The Skellig Islands. File Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

A High Court judge has given "top priority" for a case involving the granting of boat permits to ferry people to Skellig Michael. 

Mr Justice Garrett Simons will decide this week whether or not to lift a suspension on boating permits needed to bring tourists to and from the UNESCO heritage island Skellig Michael, saying "people's livelihoods are at stake".