The reopening of a ferry service which links two parts of Devon has been delayed by one month.

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The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company is responsible for both the Scillonian ferry and the Skybus plane links to the islands.

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Belfast and Dublin are connected by a good rail line and trains also connect Ulster's capital with Londonderry and the ferry port of Larne, which links with Stranraer in Scotland.

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He went on to say that extremists have been successful in identifying weak links in the chain like ferry companies to stop the process.

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In the draft response, they said the mainland links were already the longest in ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne's network.

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