Planning permission is being sought to put 200,000 tonnes of boulders along a beach in Clare to prevent further erosion of the golfcourse at Donald Trump's Doonbeg Golf Resort.
The golf course suffered substantial damage during storm weather last year with up to 10 metres of dunes being washed away from the beach.
During last year's winter storms, the luxury Golf resort suffered substantial damage at its 6th, 9th and 10th holes with 10 metres of dunes being washed away from Doughmore beach.
The resort has expressed concern that if coastal protection isn't put in place, it could lose up to 100 metres of ground at certain points by 2050.
Donald Trump has promised an 45 million euro investment there, but the Irish Independent reports that without coastal protection, that plan will not go ahead.
Plans show that the coastal protection works would reach 4 to 5 metres above the beach and will not be higher than the height of the exisiting cobble bank.
A public exhibition of the planned works is continuing today at the nearby community hall in Doonbeg and an environmental impact statement, which is currently being completed, is due to be lodged with Clare County Council before the end of the year.
