Cork scientists hope new 'Living Sea Wall' in Cobh will soon teem with many species of marine life

UCC marine ecologist said wall would provide ideal homes 'for barnacles, limpets and a lot of different types of seaweed and algae'

Dr Louise Firth, left, senior lecturer in marine ecology at UCC, with PhD student Corryn Knapp, at the first Living Sea Wall in Ireland which has been installed in Cobh, Co Cork. Pictures: UCC

Scientists hope the 'Living Sea Wall’, the first project of its type in Ireland which has been built in Cobh, will be teeming with marine life by next summer and help clean the harbour town's water.

The UCC Sustainability Unit, Research Ireland and the Port of Cork have combined to deliver the project at Kennedy Pier in Cobh.