Waterford’s local authority has removed a long-abandoned trawler that had become a magnet for fly-tipping and vermin at a scenic pier, as the Irish Examiner reports.

The fishing vessel was once part of a fleet of ‘50-footers’ promoted by Bord Iascaigh Mhara and the Irish Sea Fisheries Association up to the 1970s in an effort to revitalise Ireland’s fishing fleet and boost employment in coastal communities.

However, the trawler was left to rot at Tinabinna pier over 20 years ago and with efforts to trace its owner unsuccessful, Waterford City & County Council commissioned its demolition and removal.

The Irish Examiner has more on the story HERE.