East Cork naval personnel 'will be left high and dry' if commuter boat service is cut

PDForra conference hears fears about future of Cobh-Haulbowline launch serving garrison staff who live in East Cork

Run by civilians contracted to the Department of Defence since 1923, the garrison launch boat service brings personnel from Cobh to the naval base on Haulbowline. File picture: Eddie O'Hare

Naval personnel could be left ‘high and dry’ if a launch which runs from Cobh to their base at Haulbowline is taken out of service.

Fears have been expressed by delegates attending the PDForra conference in Killarney, Co Kerry, that the garrison launch boat service, which is run by civilians contracted to the Department of Defence, is about to be axed.