From Galway Bay FM newsroom- Galway County Council has prepared Draft Bye-Laws for 20 beaches in Connemara and the Aran Islands.
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The Draft Bye-Laws cover issues such as the granting of permits, penalties for breaches of the Bye-Laws, and actions that are to be prohibited on the beaches named in Connemara
A clause that would prevent the removal of seaweed and shellfish from beaches was strongly opposed by Councillor Tomás Ó Curraoin at the most recent meeting of the Connemara Municipal Authority.
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Councillor Ó Curraoin says access to seaweed is a right people have always had - and should continue to have into the future:
