Tuesday, 27 July 2010 19:41

A study commissioned by Clare County Council has concluded that apart from the area immediately south of the planned pier at Doolin, there will be no significant impact on wave action. The Council plan is currently facing widespread opposition from surfers who fear that the planned pier, in its current form, will damage world class surf breaks at Crab Island and Doolin Point. An online petition “Save Crab Island’ has already attracted thousands of signatures worldwide, while members of the Lahinch-based West Coast Surf Club last week met with north Clare-based councillors to outline their own concerns. However, a 38-page report by Moore Group Environmental Services on the impacts that the planned pier will have on the local environment, concludes that outside the area immediately south of the pier and in its lee, there will be no significant impact on wave action.

Gordon Deegan

Above: Surfing off Crab Island

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