Cork County Council hopes kayaking and canoeing trail will boost tourism

Cork County Council is financially backing the creation of a new kayaking and canoeing trail along the River Ilen from Skibbereen to Baltimore.

It is hoped the initiative will encourage more outdoor adventure tourism in the West Cork region.

Officials said Deelish Pier in Skibbereen will be upgraded initially, and then the council will look at doing the same with other slipways where canoeists and kayakers can follow a trail around Roaringwater Bay.