#BantryTakeover – The Cork Port Authority which is to propose a takeover of the Bantry Harbour Board on 1 January is a 'retrograde step' and is a 'huge opportunity missed for the greater Bantry area', according to Senator Denis O'Donovan.

The Southern Star which has much more on this story, writes that the deal orchestrated by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport under Minister Leo Varadkar 'offers little for the future of Bantry Harbour', said the Bantry-based senator, who has been a long-time opponent of such a takeover.