Cork community fears coast road will be destroyed for a fourth time without protective measures

A local councillor said that coastal erosion is also impacting Youghal's Blue Flag beaches and is eroding wood from the town's Boardwalk

The 12 Pilmore Cottages on the coast near Youghal Co Cork. Coastal erosion has removed sections of the beach and dunes leaving the access road open to high winter waves and flooding. Rock armour has been added in some sections in recent years but residents are also calling for the groynes to be re-instated to stabilize the sandy beach. and protect their homes. Picture: Larry Cummins

Greater action is needed to protect vulnerable communities from coastal erosion, a group of East Cork householders has said, who fear the only road leading to their homes will be cut off once more.

The residents of Pilmore Cottages, a few kilometres east of Youghal, saw their coastal road destroyed by a storm in October 2019.