Residents, environment groups, and surfers file objections to planned protection works at Doonbeg

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PLANS by Doonbeg golf club to install 25-ft high rock barriers at Doughmore beach to protect the Greg Norman-designed course from further erosion have run into stiff opposition from surfers.