Watch: 200-year-old family home in Wexford threatened by coastal erosion

Despite Willie’s efforts to protect it with rocks, the local council says they can't help

Willie and Lal Pierce fear they are running out of time to save their 200-year-old family home on Wexford's Ballyhealy coast as coastal erosion inches closer.

Despite Willie’s efforts to protect it with rocks, the local council says they can't help. With sea levels rising and erosion accelerating, they worry the home could soon be lost. 

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