Bathing restrictions in place at award-winning Kerry beach after lightning strike at pumping station

Bathing in the sea on Waterville Beach in South Kerry, an award-winning beach will remain closed until later this week after lightning struck a pumping station at the town’s waste water treatment plant.

The €18 million plant opened in 2013 after a decade-long campaign by locals and Waterville this year picked up a Green Coast award for the quality of its water and the overall cleanliness of its beach.