DETAILS of a €6m dredging project awarded for works at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour have just been announced.

The contract to complete the works was awarded to L&M Keating Ltd, a building and civil engineering contractor from Co. Clare, following a competitive tendering process. It is believed that the works will start in early June and be substantially completed by the end of September.

On making the announcement Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney said, “I am delighted to be able to announce that the much needed dredging works in Dunmore East will commence shortly following the award of the contract. The Fishery Harbour Centre at Dunmore East is an important piece of infrastructure which is the bedrock of the local community and is integral to the Governments policy to further develop our fishing industry, the wider seafood sector and indeed other ancillary and marine leisure industries.”