SURFERS’ opposition to contentious plans for a €6 million pier at Doolin has helped push the completion date for the project back to 2013.

Gardaí in Clare have confirmed they 're treating the death of a young man, whose body was found at the base of the Cliffs of Moher last night, as a tragic accident.

Gardaí have appealed to the public to help identify the body of a man which was found on a beach in Co Clare today.