Galway Harbour offers to house old Aran Ferry
Galway Bay Fm newsroom - Galway Harbour Company says it would be happy to provide a permanent home for an old ferry, which once linked Galway to the Aran Islands.
Gaeltacht Minister Jimmy Deenihan has put a stay on scrapping the Naomh Eanna until the end of March.The vessel has been housed at Dublin's Grand canal, but a proposal was put forward to scrap it, which is being opposed by the Inland Waterways Associaton of Ireland and other maritime groups.The Naomh Éanna Trust is planning to set up online and written petition to save the ferry and is also drawing up a business plan, and are hoping for funding from private investors.Galway Harbourmaster, Captain Brian Sheridan says Galway docks would be an ideal location for the Naomh Éanna as a tourist attraction