viewpoint in Wexford, Ireland

Carnsore Point

The headland where a proposed nuclear power station was defeated by a decade of protest concerts and rallies.

Worth the wander

A low, windswept headland marking the southern end of the Irish Sea, once slated for a nuclear plant and now home to one of Ireland's early commercial wind farms, with Christy Moore among the musicians who played anti-nuclear concerts here between 1978 and 1981.

Quick answers

Cost: Free
Time and distance: 1 hour walk
Parking: Roadside/informal parking

Find your way

Carnsore Point, Co. Wexford