Coastal erosion cause for concern among Wexford residents

There have been renewed demands for action to be taken to protect vulnerable parts of Ireland's coast, following further damage wreaked by the stormy weather of recent days.

Rock protection works carried out by WCC and the Office of Public Works over two years ago stopped the sea from getting too close to the cottages themselves, but the scale and pace of erosion means they could come under further threat in the years to come, if it continues unabated."To have a home for my family, to be able to have somewhere to work and bring in an income, and for my children, I'm worried as well about this erosion, it plays on their minds as well," Mr Grant said.

Storm activity during the last number of years has increased, bringing more erosion to soft coasts such as south Wexford. "We can see the effects of climate change here in Wexford with the frequency of storms and the intensity of them, and we have specific objectives in our climate action plan to deal with both mitigation and adaptation," Mr Forde said.

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