Residents forced to run for cover over ‘unbearable stench’

RESIDENTS of a famed seaside village in Kerry are in “near-despair” after two decades of pleas for a proper sewerage system continue to fall on deaf ears.

The stunning sunsets and dramatic scenery in the golf and fishing village of Waterville have drawn famous people from one end of the last century to the other, from Charlie Chaplin to Tiger Woods.

An overwhelming stench — fanned by the westerly winds over Waterville’s beautiful bay — saw tourists and locals run for cover at the weekend, locals said. “There are no people at one end of the village as they can’t walk on the promenade because of stench. It’s unbearable,” one man said.