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Popular Red Strand beach needs its own lifeguards, says O’Reilly

June 6th, 2024 6:30 PM

By Kieran O'Mahony

Popular Red Strand beach needs its own lifeguards, says O’Reilly Image
Council workmen on Red Strand beach in January, working to improve drainage from a nearby lake. While the beach is very popular with families and swimmers, there are no lifeguards allocated to it by the Council. (Photo: Andy Gibson)

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ONE of West Cork’s most popular beaches, Red Strand, where tragedy was narrowly averted twice last summer, still doesn’t have a lifeguard on duty, according to local election candidate for the Skibbereen area, Padraig O’Reilly.

The Fianna Fáil candidate is calling for more funding be provided for seasonal lifeguards across West Cork beaches.

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