Residents of Tory Island are protesting outside the Dail today as part of their campaign for a new purpose built ferry to serve the island.
The contract for the current service is due to cease on 1st April, to be replaced by the Queen of Aran,a vessel with which the residents are not happy because it is 40 year old .
A number of meetings have taken place with Gaeltacht and Islands Minister Joe Mc Hugh, and today the residents have taken their campaign to Dublin.
Marjorie Uí Chearbhaill is Community Development Manager of Tory Island Co-Op. Earlier, she spoke with Greg Hughes on the Nine til Noon show:
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