Drugs ship MV Matthew moved to new location

More than €10.88m has been spent on the ship by the State since it was seized in 2023. 

The MV Matthew leaving its long-held berth near the former IFI plant in Cork Harbour on Monday. Picture: Ger Healy

The MV Matthew has been moved to a new location in Cork Harbour, more than two years after it was seized in a major drugs bust operation.

The vessel was moved from its berth near the former IFI plant this afternoon, accompanied by a number of tugboats, to the Verolme dockyard site in Cork Harbour.