Mizen Head footbridge making waves

THE €1.8 million reconstructed Mizen Head footbridge connecting the country’s southernmost lighthouse to the mainland has scooped two major engineering gongs at the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards.

The dramatic construct, which opened on St Patrick’s day, was voted Engineering Project of the Year by the Irish public in an online vote and also won Best Paper of the Year for a presentation given about the project.

A near-replica of the original Victorian steel structure which was completed in 1909, the bridge has attracted 55,000 tourists to its West Cork location since March.