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THE COMPANY OPERATING the only ferry service to Inis Mór has said it will be withdrawing its services from 2 November.
Following a Supreme Court ruling last December forcing the company to retroactively pay landing charges, residents had been told the service would stop operating from 17 January.
However Island Ferries Teo said today that ferries will now stop running to and from the island from next month, until 17 March next year.
“We take this course of action with great reluctance and sadness,” the company said in a statement. “We have been operating quality ferry services to and from the Island for over 33 years and are now forced to engage in such service suspension due to policy decisions beyond our control.”
The company had challenged a decision by Galway County Council to introduce an 80c charge on all passengers landing at the Cill Rónáin harbour. In its statement, it described the move from per vessel levies to per passenger charges as “unfair and unjust”.
Talks over the last number of months have been taking place between the government, Galway County Council and the company, during which Island Ferries said it put forward “progressive alternatives”.
“Our talks with government and GCC have now reached an impasse whereby the viability of IFT operating during the winter period at a financial loss, is commercially
unsustainable,” it said.
“It is therefore with a heavy heart that we will be withdrawing our services from the aforementioned dates. We wish to thank all of our dedicated staff and in particular to thank all of our passengers both Islanders and tourists for their continued and valued support throughout the years and to-date.”
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The Mosque incident in Dublin has managed for the most part to have stayed out of mainstream media.
There’s trouble brewing from within paradise.
@Maurice: If it was a Catholic organisation it would be given 160 legs. (€). They have magnified bad behaviour by 2% of sick evil men to damage 100% of Catholic clergy. They are scared to deal with Muslims.
@Maurice: I heard about it all on national broadcasting media. Seems mainstream to me. I wouldn’t view the internal issues of the Islamic Cultural Centre necessarily mainstream or broad-reaching anyway.
@Maurice: I hear Clonskeagh mosque has closed ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. A designated terrorist organisation
@Pelagius Asturias: *close
@Pelagius Asturias: You heard correctly!
Why is Palestine now not covered people are still being slaughtered.
And burning down of churches in Ireland over the past week.
@Be Lucky: One article about two nuclear armed neighbours with a long history of deep animosity (possibly posturing for war), and you’re here whingeing about palestine and churches. One article. Ffs.
@Be Lucky: always the same field, always the same seed. Antisemitism and hatred. Not all of Ireland needs to plant the same seed.
@Be Lucky: To hell with the Palestinian and Israeli hate fest, They’re as bad as each other. Why don’t ye head on over there and do something about it.
Muslims, nothing but trouble
@Pete Hickey: Spent this week’s disability benefit on fags and cans already, have we? Get a life. And a job.
@Pete Hickey: Zoom out. People avoiding logic and reason. You know it well. Many here do.
@Pete Hickey: Bigots also.
@Jack Hayes: Durka Durka Muhammad Jihad
@Wendy Arbour aka Luas Vuitton – Dub Drag Queen: How much do drag queens earn? Are you coming to grips with the truth that you’re really a man not a woman! Common sense has prevailed.
@Wendy Arbour aka Luas Vuitton – Dub Drag Queen: Get to grips with the fact you’re a man not a woman (reality).
I wonder how many new Irish will be arguing with other over this
@Tom L: you don’t know any Irish people, do you?
@Wendy Arbour aka Luas Vuitton – Dub Drag Queen: No such thing anymore, they’re Wokies now and you are the spokesman eh
@Tom L: ‘Wokies’. LOL What a developmentally stunted human you are.
@Tom L: Rather be woke than be a fascist
@Wendy Arbour aka Luas Vuitton – Dub Drag Queen: do you practice being an arrogant dosser
Muslims a great bunch of lads
Two nuclear powers falling out with each other, what could possibly go wrong?
Vance and his missus will sort that out.
You know what. Keep your sordid little wars over there in Asia and eastern Europe and the middle east and don’t involve any of the rest of us peace loving people in them. I for one am sick of it all. War is hell.
@Eamon: the irony of a Leeds fan talking about peace
@You Cant Be Serious: You can’t be serious.
We’re “going of the rails on a crazy train”
Pakistan is a rogue nation that should never have been created.
@Hunt Ley: you can thank the Brits for that
Everyone get their KI tablets ready.
And brine curing your household pets.
Well im up for India..Pakkkkkis are dirt..
@Pol O Nuanain: We have both in Ireland. They are well used to poverty, mayhem and overpopulation. Something that will slowly but surely make its way into Irish society.
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