Sewage and algae ‘threaten top beaches’

THE twin threat of raw untreated sewage and mounting swathes of sea algae are slowly destroying top beaches in West Cork.

Sewage and algae ‘threaten top beaches’

Village communities surrounding Courtmacsherry Bay insisted they cannot wait five years, or more, for proper sewage treatment plants to reduce pollution in the estuary.

Furious locals warned shoreline amenities are becoming no-go areas. A nauseating stench, they claim, continues to keep away locals and visitors from four beaches within the tidal harbour.

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