Grant of €200k to fix vital sea wall ‘falls far short’

Cork County Council is to receive €200,000 from the Department of Transport to carry out emergency stability work on a collapsed sea wall in an East Cork town.

But the grant for repairs on Lighthouse Hill in Youghal was described by Helen Mulcahy, assistant town clerk, as “falling far short” of what was required to ensure the security and safety of the general area.

The 8m section of wall collapsed and plummeted 60m onto rocks on May 9 last. The area has since been fenced off.