Work begins to restore collapsed railway viaduct

WORK began yesterday to pave the way for the reconstruction of the railway viaduct that collapsed into the sea a week ago.

Iarnród Éireann said rocks have been brought on site to rebuild the eroded weir at the Malahide viaduct, believed to have been a significant factor in the incident.

Facilitating works at the Broadmeadow Estuary will also include filling the gap which may have undermined the pier and also the normalisation of water flows to protect adjacent piers.