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Councillors have voted in favour of lowering the height of the sea wall along parts of Dublin Bay.

The motion was put forward to allow motorists to see the water while driving along the coast road linking Howth and the city.

It is now expected that the flood defense wall will be lowered from a height of 4.25m to a height between 4.06m and 3.95m.

Dublin City Council is also proposing to erect blue limestone cladding on the roadside face of the wall, and to provide a reconstituted stone coping.

It also intends to undertake all associated ancillary works.

The placement of coping and cladding will be carried out over a section of sea wall circa 625m long from the northern end of the structure along the frontage of St Anne’s Park towards Clontarf.

The vote passed at the monthly city council meeting this evening by 34 votes to 21, with three votes abstained.

It is expected that the project will cost around €230,000.