Fisherman's blues: tourists block access to Schull pier

The council has been urged to erect adequate signage to show it's a working pier to aid the fishermen operating out of Schull before another expected busy summer of tourism in West Cork.

The pier in Schull where fishermen say tourists have blocked access through parking. Council officials say the facility has always been 'multi-use'. Picture: Andy Gibson

Pleas have been made to designate priority space for fishermen at a pier in West Cork because they are finding it increasingly difficult to do their work due to an invasion of tourists.

Social Democrat councillor Ross O'Connell told the West Cork Municipal District Council that the plight of fishermen in Schull was only going to get worse when the weather improves in the summer and hordes of 'staycationers' descend on the pier.