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Dublin City Councillors are set to vote on plans to remove part of a seawall in Clontarf , after a long campaign by residents who say it is ruining their view of Dublin.

The 625m wall, which runs along the coastline near St Anne's Park in Raheny, was erected in 2015 to protect residents from flooding.

However, the council plans to discuss a proposal that would see 30cm shaved off the wall next month - a move that is estimated to cost €530,000.

Locals residents and business owners have said that the wall is ruining their views of Dublin Bay, and claim it is taller than what was originally agreed.

Independent councillor for the area Damien O’Farrell told the Herald that the stretch of wall was accidentally built too high, unlike the remainder wall along the seafront.

He also claimed the council was due to recommend the be made lower at the time, but since reneged on that promise.

However, Anti Austerity Alliance-Solidarity councillor Michael O’Brien also told the paper that reducing the wall would be a waste of money, because the wall have to be built up again when climate change brought higher waters.