Amid scenes reminiscent of the aftermath of a music festival, tents, sleeping bags, and items of clothing were found abandoned across the sensitive dunes area on Ardnahinch beach in east Cork after the weekend party.

Environmentalists have reacted angrily after teenagers partied with beer and drugs on a stretch of protected coastline before abandoning tents, rubbish, and used toilet paper.

A casual walk on a beach anywhere will tell you the ocean has become a massive dumping ground.