The man behind a new Brexit-busting ferry service from Ireland to mainland Europe has set his sights again on launching a new ferry service in Cork harbour.
Aidan Coffey, who played a pivotal role in launching the DFDS ferry route between Rosslare and Dunkirk in 2021 in the days after Brexit, has unveiled plans on Monday to invest between €60m to €80m in establishing a tourist and commuter ferry service in and around Cork harbour which he believes could be operational within two years.
He was behind a similar but smaller proposal which secured planning in 2008, but was hit within weeks by the global economic crash, which sank any hopes of service setting sail.
It has been on the…