Council agrees to public consultation on plan for Doolin pier

CLARE County Council is to withdraw its planning application for a contentious €6 million pier at Doolin and re-lodge scaled down plans.

The move is in response to concerns expressed by surfers on the impact the pier will have on ‘world-class’ waves at Doolin and on the council’s public consultation process for the pier.

At their meeting last night, the 32 councillors were due to vote on the local authority’s latest plan to construct a gateway to the Aran Islands at Doolin.