Pier plans running three years behind schedule

Contentious plans for a new €6 million pier in Doolin will not now be complete until 2014, at least — three years behind schedule.

Clare County Council official Tom Tiernan made the admission as the public viewed for the first time three separate options for a new pier.

A one-day consultation with surfers, ferry operators and other stake-holders has taken place as the council prepares a planning application and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to lodge to An Bord Pleanála in March.