The new national fishing vessel building programme was launched last night with the signing of a contract in Dingle, Co Kerry, for a 24-metre steel-hulled boat. The Minister for the Marine, Dr Woods, congratulated local skipper Mr Tom Kennedy who ordered the vessel, the first of 31 to be part-funded by finance from the £60 million Whitefish Renewal Programme.
Fishing vessel plan launched
The new national fishing vessel building programme was launched last night with the signing of a contract in Dingle, Co Kerry…
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