#Doonbeg - Irish surfers have reiterated their concerns over proposed coastal defence works at US President Donald Trump’s golf resort in Doonbeg.
TheJournal.ie reports that submissions from surfing groups are among dozens from environmental groups and some local residents to Clare County Council over long-mooted plans for a coastal rock barrier alongside the golf course.
Afloat.ie reported in August that a final say on the controversial rock wall plans had been delayed after the golf resort downscaled its original plans for a 3km sea wall. The council is now expected to make its decision before the end of this month.
The resort’s revised “coastal protection” proposal would stretch some 600m south and 250m north of Doughmore beach, hidden by sand and cobbles and preserving access to the beach “as exists today”.
But surfers maintain that any works on the coastline would affect surf conditions that have been enjoyed “for generations” by accelerating erosion in those parts not protected, according to the West Coast Surf Club based in Lahinch.
Other submissions repeated concerns over the potential impact to the beach’s ecosystem, which includes a rare species of snail.
TheJournal has much more on the story HERE.
