Repairing storm-damaged Kilkee wall and road to cost millions

The cost of repairing a historic seawall and adjoining road that has already sunk up to six feet in places could run into millions of euro and will not be completed even before the end of the summer.

The news comes as Clare County Council confirmed it has received none of the money it has requested from central government to cover the estimated cost of damage caused in the January and February storms.

The road at Strand Line in Kilkee has collapsed several feet in one area, while a 20ft-high seawall that dates back to the 19th century has also been damaged and remains at risk of collapsing on the beach.