Eleventh-hour solution in Dursey cable car dispute

The Dursey Island cable care on the Beara peninsula in West Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

An eleventh-hour solution to the long-running dispute over the connection of Dursey Island to the mainland has been found.

Fears had been raised that the island would be cut off after its famous cable car was closed by Cork County Council because major repair work is needed due to repeated storm damage.