'It beggars belief': Motorhomes parking up at Cork beaches for months at a time

'Beggars belief that these people can take up primary parking spaces for the whole of the summer'

A meeting of the Bandon/Kinsale Municipal District Council heard holidaymakers are parking motorhomes and caravans at Garrylucas and Garretstown beaches, near Kinsale, for months at a time, especially during the summer. Stock Image.

Rogue motorhome and caravan owners are parking their vehicles at two popular Cork beaches for months at a time, with the situation now so severe the council is looking to introduce bylaws or use other legislation to move them on.

The caravans and campervans are being parked up at Garrylucas and Garretstown beaches, near Kinsale, for months at a time, especially during the summer - with some owners only occupying them occasionally.