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The beach 'that came back'

Dooagh village in the far west of Ireland lost its beach 30 years ago, when all the sand was washed away in a storm.

It used to be the main resort on Achill Island in County Mayo, since then, two of its hotels closed down.

In the last few weeks, something miraculous happened - freak tides dumped hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sand in the cove, creating a 300 metre long beach.

This clip is originally from Up All Night on Monday 8 May 2017

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