"You can see the coastal erosion out the front beach: the storms have exposed the ancient Yew Woods tree stumps. I was walking out the 'far off' and overheard 2 kiddies tell their Mum that the beach has gone."

"The quay in Youghal along the Mall Dock is covered in stones and seaweed. The pier head near the Mall Dock was very low down, difficult to access and covered in mud but fishermen went looking for worms there. Presently mud banks are building up and sand is shifting into the town and the coastline out along the sand dunes down by the riffle range to Claycastle is disappearing."

• –"What I really notice is the changes to the beach – the amount of sand moved up by the promenade covering all the rocks. A few weeks ago I saw the seafloor exposed closer to Redbarn and the new boardwalk. You could see the original bog content of it. This is the first time I ever saw this in my lifetime in Youghal, in 70 years. It's totally clear to see that there is huge coastal erosion – you can see the coast shrinking and the level of litter has really increased, especially plastics."

"In Kerry there was a beach I used to walk on but now has completely disappeared from the force of a storm; the sand is gone. The power of the ocean is amazing."