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Bloody pig heads were placed on spikes and displayed in front of creeped-out walkers on a North Dublin beach.

Spooky images have emerged showing the heads on Portmarnock Beach on Wednesday morning leaving everybody scared and confused.

One walker even rang gardai she was so freaked out by the satanic-looking scene.

The display was actually part of a photoshoot by young filmmakers - although those who took part left the beach without bringing the animal parts with them.

Some locals were very upset as the stretch happens to be the east coast's only blue and green flag beach.

One woman said she was "shocked" that they left the heads there and "expected they would have been disposed of properly".

There were also concerns over the environmental aspect.

The beach is already being fought hard for by locals who have been opposing a monster sewage plant that would see sewage pumped via a large tunnel a few miles out from Velvet Strand.

Over 14,000 people objected to the plans which affect areas stretching from Clonshaugh to Blanchardstown, Belcamp, Baldoyle, Portmarnock, Malahide, Howth and Ireland’s Eye, from where the waste will be pumped into the Irish Sea and Dublin Bay.

The sewage at the Clonshaugh facility will only be treated to secondary level, which does not kill all disease-causing bacteria.

This is unlike Irish Water’s controversial Ringsend plant which treats the sewage to the safer tertiary level.

On 11th November An Bord Pleanala granted permission despite the mass objections.

Now a crowdfund has been launched in a bid to take the case a judicial review in the High Court.

It's already raised €12,000 of a €20,000 target - you can find out more here .