Plan for €1.75m footbridge to historic island could be ‘jewel’ for tourism

A €1.75 million cable suspension footbridge to link the historic Bishop’s Island to the Co Clare mainland “could be the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Ireland’s tourism.

In a proposal presented to the West Clare Economic Task Force, Kilkee architect Tom Byrne insisted there was “nothing on the island of Ireland to compare to this project”.

Mr Byrne said the only comparable project was the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge on the Antrim coast which spans a 20 metre wide chasm with a 23m drop to the sea below.