RATHLIN Island's new ferry operator will take over the route on Tuesday as scheduled, Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy said yesterday. The £4 million contract with Cork businessman Ciaran O’Driscoll is the subject of an Audit Office probe, but yesterday it appeared to clear one of the final technical hurdles.
Mr O’Driscoll’s wife, Mary, said the Maritime and Coastguard Agency approved their safety management plan and said they would be taking over the route on Tuesday morning.
[url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/New-ferry-operator-gets-the.4229306.jp ]New Rathlin Ferry operator gets the green light!