Doonbeg Butter Tubs

DarraghCorrigan

Hey, has anyone been around Doonbeg beach lately? Whats the story with all of the butter tubs?
There's hundreds of empty (and the occasional full) plastic butter tubs, mostly Butterlicious, Buttersft and occasionally Kerrymaid. At first I thought it was people leaving them behind after building sandcastles but there is literally hundreds if not thousands of them all washed up with the seaweed at the high water mark. One every two or three feet nearly.
I was there yesterday and thought it very strange and was just wondering if anyone knew anything about it?

Twin-go

DarraghCorrigan wrote: »

Hey, has anyone been around Doonbeg beach lately? Whats the story with all of the butter tubs?
There's hundreds of empty (and the occasional full) plastic butter tubs, mostly Butterlicious, Buttersft and occasionally Kerrymaid. At first I thought it was people leaving them behind after building sandcastles but there is literally hundreds if not thousands of them all washed up with the seaweed at the high water mark. One every two or three feet nearly.
I was there yesterday and thought it very strange and was just wondering if anyone knew anything about it?

Strange alright. But, I can't believe there where no I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. It Unbelievable:pac:

Balagan

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0211/1224264201589.html

JoJo_27

There's a few of those empty carton bouncing around Quilty/Seafield beach too. Taken them a while to get here!:)

specialk1977

was in kilkee last week and there was loads of butter tubs as well..shocking..who is responsible for cleaning these up..must have been about 20 there if n ot more

maiden

If there were only twenty I would have picked them up myself!

john hanrahan

i was down in west cork in feb march and was amazed to see butter tubs all along the dunes cant remember the name of the beach,

luap_42

DarraghCorrigan wrote: »

Hey, has anyone been around Doonbeg beach lately?

No such beach exists. it's either Doughmore Beach or White Strand, Killard. Doughmore from your description.

DarraghCorrigan wrote: »

One every two or three feet nearly.
I was there yesterday and thought it very strange and was just wondering if anyone knew anything about it?

They're from a container ship which lost 6 containers containing tubs of butter last February. Allegedly.

luap_42

Reported the butter cartons at Doughmore to Clare County Council's Hotline today Monday 23rd August. They have to pass the information on to the area office (Kilrush I presume) and housing(?).

I'll be keeping an eye on Spanish Point also.

Anti Litter Hotline 1800 606 706

luap_42

Butter tubs on Doughmore beach seem to have been removed by morning of Wednesday 25th.

rainbowdash

About 7 or 8 years ago there was an outbreak of packets of pampers babywipes on Doughmore beach.