A large group of hardy locals braved Storm Dave yesterday to carry out vital repairs at an Inishowen beach.
Access to the Warden beach at Ballymastocker has been massively restricted recently due to severe coastal erosion.
Locals were forced to access the beach via an alternative route over the dunes, however the Fanad Coastal Group reached out to Donegal County Council to formalise a safe path through the dunes whilst the other entrance is restricted.
Despite Storm Dave offering strong winds and heavy rain, a total of 38 locals showed up on Easter Sunday to help and install wooden fence poles and rope to mark out a formal entrance route to Warden beach, with the approval of the Council.
The hardy group completed the works, giving up their Easter Sundays for the betterment of their community.
Fanad Coastal Group thanked all who showed up in spite of the weather warnings for all of their hard work.
Credit – Fanad Coastal Group
“Oh my goodness! What a fabulous response from all points in the province!! Thank you so much for a great job done, under testing conditions and with great humour and conviction,” they wrote.
“Please take a bow and enjoy your Easter! 38 people turned out to secure safe access to the beach whilst limiting damage to our precious dunes – a result!”
38 locals brave Storm Dave to repair access to Ballymastocker beach! was last modified: April 5th, 2026 by Daniel Brennan