Grainnewhaoil - just to clarify an important point as you may not be familiar with the core problem at Lissadell - the owners of the Lissadell Estate did not in any way block off access to Lissadell Beach. The beach is public and is fully accessible along the main access road to the beach. The dispu...

Most locals are with the owners of Lissadell on this - ie: locals whose families go back for centuries in the locality and know the score. A dangerous incident and some anti-social behaviour led the owners to close one gate. This gate was used as a short cut to the beach in recent years by a few peo...