Landslide closes cliff walk

A SECTION of the Bray to Greystones cliff Walk has been closed until further notice due to a landslide.

The rock fall occurred over the weekend, with boulders coming down onto the path.

Works are being carried out by Wicklow County Council and the walk will be open as soon as the area between Raheen car park and the Cliff Manor is safe.

Rocks that fell last Friday have been cleared.

However, there is still about five tonnes of unstable rock about four metres above the path, which can come down at any time.

The council will be engaging the services of a specialist contractor to remove this rock at the earliest opportunity. In the meantime the public are requested to obey the warning signs and stay away from this section of the walk until the rock has been removed.

The council said that this temporary closure is in the interest of public safety.

A portion of the walk was previously closed for a week last March due to a landslide.

In that instance, a portion of the walk fell to the beach below.