Magheramore beach in Co Wicklow was its usual perfect self in the May sunshine: beautiful sand, pristine blue water, sheltered and uncrowded. But regular users are anxious about the impending sale of lands immediately overlooking this special place tucked away between Blainroe and Brittas Bay. “Tell them not to sell it.”Robert fears it might be a site for a boutique hotel with the risk that access might become restricted. Josh Greene comes at least once a week during summer and is worried the sale could, in effect, buy the beach. Two couples who are year-round sea swimmers confirm they became concerned on reading of the sale in The Irish Times.

Source: The Irish Times June 01, 2021 00:00 UTC