'Extraordinary public effort' as 7,500 people sign petition against mussel farm in Kinsale 

Campaigners opposing the mussel farm proposed for Woodstown Bay in Kinsale Harbour have submitted an unprecedented 147 formal appeals to the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board, representing the voices of more than 7,500 individuals

A protest at the Dock Beach last month against the planned mussel farm in the nearby harbour. Picture: Bob Bateman

More than 7,000 people have backed what campaigners say is the largest aquaculture appeal the country has ever seen, as the fight against a controversial mussel farm project in Cork continues.

Campaigners opposing the mussel farm proposed for Woodstown Bay in Kinsale Harbour have submitted an unprecedented 147 formal appeals to the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB), representing the voices of more than 7,500 individuals.