Seaweed cutters unite to keep foreshore access

Seaweed cutters on the west coast have united to maintain their traditional access to the bounty of the sea.

With seaweed a valuable raw material for industry, there has been an increase in foreshore licence applications, for its harvesting, to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.

Hundreds of cutters have attended public meetings in Connemara, to maintain their role in the seaweed industry and to hold onto selling rights.