Popular bathing area closed due to sewage spill

A sign for social distancing on Portmarnock Beach, Dublin, as the warm weather continues.
A popular beach in Dublin is closed to swimmers following a sewage spill last night.
A sewage spill on Portmarnock's Velvet Strand was confirmed by Fingal County Council last night with warnings of potential contamination of bathing water for a further 72 hours.