SPECIAL REPORT: Flooding aftermath at Kerry's Dunquin pier

There are concerns that access to an historic Kerry island visited by thousands of people each year may be restricted unless urgent repairs are carried out to a mainland pier.

Dunquin pier, one of the main departure points for the Great Blasket Island, was damaged in recent storms and left vulnerable to further harm from the elements.

The pier, used by ferries taking visitors to the Great Blasket and some fishermen on the Dingle Peninsula, is now in a dangerous state, according to Micheál de Mórdha, manager of the Blasket Interpretive Centre in Dunquin.