Cork commuter ferry dead in the water for now — but French connection will start in June

Aidan Coffey hopes to revisit paused Cork Harbour proposal. But for now he is concentrating on next month's launch of new Cork-Boulogne ferry

Aidan Coffey said the mooted Cork Harbour Link commuter service will not go ahead for now. However, the unrelated Hibernia Line Cork-Boulogne ferry is set to begin next month. Picture: Larry Cummins

An €80m zero-emissions passenger ferry service planned for Cork Harbour is — for now — dead in the water, the man who floated the idea one year ago has confirmed.

Aidan Coffey, the chief executive of Portus Greenway Ltd, trading as Harbour Link, said that the decision to halt the proposed all-electric ferry was caused by Cork City Council’s decision to commission a study into river usage in the city.