Safety fears at tourist town as more sea wall found ‘unsafe’

Councillors have expressed safety fears about part of an east Cork seaside town after a second section of sea wall was declared unsafe only 12m from where a previous portion collapsed last year.

Restoration work had just been completed on an 8m portion of wall at Moll Goggin’s Corner, Youghal, when a second section was found to be unstable, with major cracks also evident on the footpath.

The narrow footpath and wall stretch about 150m at the top of Lighthouse Hill, which links the town centre and Front Strand. The area overlooks a 30m drop onto the beach and rocks and is popular with walkers and tourists throughout the year.