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‘Faeces on footpaths’ not a good look on islands with no toilets

October 23rd, 2024 7:00 AM

By Kieran O'Mahony

‘Faeces on footpaths’ not a good look on islands with no toilets Image
Isobel Towse on her native Sherkin Island. (Photo: Andy Gibson)

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PUBLIC toilets are needed on Dursey and Sherkin islands urgently, as some visitors are leaving their own ‘waste’ behind because of a lack of options, a meeting of Cork County Council was told this week.

A West Cork councillor said that visitors to Sherkin this summer had left faeces and toilet rolls behind ditches, the pier shelter, and parked cars.

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