As people from around the county and further beyond flocked to Waterford's scenic spots in the good weather on Sunday, local representatives have expressed concern at the huge volume of crowds in some areas.
In Tramore, local councillor Lola O'Sullivan said the number of people was 'insane' :
"It was insane, it was unbelievable, the gardai had awful issues out in places like Newtown Cove and the Guillamene. The traffic was backed up all over the town, people came in their droves like I haven't seen in years, it was incredible."
The Fine Gael councillor said the amount of people at the seaside town was 'unsafe':
"It wasn't safe down there yesterday not from a health point of view. Now I do appreciate that the health warning is you're better off outside, but I heard your news bulletins this morning about (crowding) in other cities and Tramore was no different to that yesterday".
Ardmore
In Ardmore, John Supple described the beaches of Whiting Bay, Ardmore and Ballyquin as very busy, and said people were camping on the beaches which was unusual too. He thinks the town is in for a busy summer, particularly if the weather is good:
"There was mayhem in Ardmore yesterday in relation to crowds, car parking spaces the whole lot."
He said it reminded him of when the Ardmore Pattern festival was on, such was the volume of people.
However, John added it was good for the businesses in the town and the double yellow lines painted recently by the council had helped to alleviate the worst of the bad parking.
Bunmahon
Dermot Lyons who is co-owner of the Engine House bar in Bunmahon also recognised the efforts of the council in going some way to deal with the traffic problems in the town as a result of crowds flocking to the coastal village.
"Bunmahon was absolutely glorious this weekend. The weather brings out people but the council have done a lot of work over the last little while, all the footpaths and roads are complete. The place was very structured but it was an absolutely beautiful atmosphere."
Dermot said the gardai were ticketing those who had parked on the double yellow lines, and the issue of parking also remained the most pressing one in the village.
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