Urgent action required to save blue-flag Rossbeigh beach from erosion

Houses, streets, and some coastal areas of Kerry were flooded for the first time in almost a half century following a combination of high tides, heavy rain and 130kph gales on Thursday night and early yesterday.

Further serious damage was also caused to the erosion-hit Rossbeigh Beach, which will run into hundreds of thousands of euro to repair, according to local Independent councillor Michael Cahill.

Large chunks of tarmac were lifted from the roadway leading to the blue-flag beach and a 500m stretch of the road was covered by large stones and jetsam washed in by the waves. Slipways and a children’s playground were damaged,