Hopes a walkway can be developed between Garryvoe and Ballycotton in East Cork 

Proposed route would cross Special Area of Conservation and any development would have to be 'very sensitive' to the local fauna and flora, councillors told

A sign on Ballynamona beach in East Cork which marks it out as a protected area. Picture: Dan Linehan

There are hopes a walkway, using floating pontoon bridges, can be developed between Garryvoe and Ballycotton, creating a further tourist attraction in these areas.

However, the linkage would have to be developed across marshland which is designated as an SAC (Special Area of Conservation), which will make such a development harder to achieve.