Revenue has said that completing work to facilitate the removal of the MV Matthew from Cork Harbour is a “key priority”, as the State’s tax authority published its 2025 annual report. The MV Matthew was seized by elite army rangers off the Cork coast in September 2023, with €157m worth of cocaine on board. It has cost the State more than €13.6m as it remains in the harbour, including €3.3m for berthing, €5.7m for maintenance, and €4.6m for crewing.