Plans for West Cork oyster farm rejected

Welcoming the news, Fianna Fáil TD Christopher O'Sullivan said the proposal "never made any sense"

The rejection comes after a campaign by concerned locals who said the proposed 22.65-hectare site in Clonakilty Bay could turn it into an "eyesore". Picture: Andy Gibson.

Plans by a French company to develop an oyster farm in West Cork have been rejected by the department of agriculture.

The rejection comes after a campaign by concerned locals who said the proposed 22.65-hectare site in Clonakilty Bay could turn it into an "eyesore".