'World-class' Dursey Island cable car and visitor centre get go-ahead

An Bord Pleanala has put a cap of 5,000 visitors per month during the busy tourist months in addressing the concerns of its own inspector

Currently, the existing cable car system (pictured) serving Dursey island - built in 1969 and upgraded since - brings just over 20,400 visitors per annum to Dursey and Cork County Council proposed an annual cap of almost five times that at 100,000 visitors in the new cable car system. Picture: Denis Minihane

An Bord Pleanala has given the green light for a new cable car and visitor centre to serve Dursey Island off the Beara peninsula in west Cork.

In granting permission for the Cork County Council project, An Bord Pleanala has overruled the strong recommendation of its own inspector to refuse planning permission.