UCC study urges council to take action on coastal erosion 

Beaches in the region are also being impacted, with rotting groynes leading to sand being blown away. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork County Council officials are being urged to act swiftly on the findings of a University College Cork study into coastal erosion in the region.

A large amount of agricultural land in the East Cork region has already fallen into the sea due to storms, and more is at risk from rising sea levels as a result of global warming.