# beaches - Sunday 14 February, 2021
# Washed Up
From TheJournal.ie
# Washed Up
Seal Rescue Ireland received 202 reports of dead seals around Ireland last year.
# beaches - Monday 28 December, 2020
# Do Not Swim
From TheJournal.ie
# Do Not Swim
Noteworthy analysis of EPA data shows that “do not swim” notices are an all too common occurrence at beaches across the country.
# beaches - Friday 28 August, 2020
# Bacteria
From TheJournal.ie
# Bacteria
High levels of bacteria have been detected at some beaches in the county.
# beaches - Thursday 6 August, 2020
# Bacteria
From TheJournal.ie
# Bacteria
Increased bacterial levels have been identified in the water following heavy rainfall.
# beaches - Friday 26 June, 2020
# Coronavirus
From TheJournal.ie
# Coronavirus
Johnson’s comments came after the Health Secretary reminded people the Government has powers to close public spaces such as beaches.
# beaches - Tuesday 9 June, 2020
# Blue Flag
From TheJournal.ie
# Blue Flag
Donegal had the most Blue Flags this year.
# beaches - Tuesday 26 May, 2020
# Beaches
From TheJournal.ie
# Beaches
95% of bathing waters met or exceeded the minimum required standard.
# beaches - Saturday 21 September, 2019
# Big Beach Clean
From TheJournal.ie
# Big Beach Clean
Events for the Big Beach Clean 2019 are happening around the country this weekend.
# beaches - Friday 9 August, 2019
# Dublin
From TheJournal.ie
# Dublin
The bathing ban is in place in Seapoint, Sandycove, the Forty Foot, Killiney and Whiterock until tomorrow at 6pm.
# beaches - Thursday 30 May, 2019
# Bathing Waters
From TheJournal.ie
# Bathing Waters
The classifications are contained in the EPA Bathing Water report for 2018.
# beaches - Monday 13 August, 2018
# Your Say
From TheJournal.ie
# Your Say
40% of Irish rivers, beaches and harbours were littered or heavily littered, according to a new survey.
# beaches - Tuesday 10 July, 2018
# Dublin
From TheJournal.ie
# Dublin
Fingal County Council has issued a 72-hour do not swim notice due to suspected water contamination from birds.
# beaches - Monday 21 May, 2018
# Yeah Buoy
From TheJournal.ie
# Yeah Buoy
Kerry tops the list with the most Blue Flags.
# beaches - Saturday 14 April, 2018
# Plastic Menace
From TheJournal.ie
# Plastic Menace
The polystyrene is from pontoons which broke up during gale-force winds.
# beaches - Saturday 17 February, 2018
# Strandings
From TheJournal.ie
# Strandings
Dr Simon Berrow from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group called the figures “unprecedented”.
# beaches - Sunday 17 December, 2017
# Surfer Safety
From TheJournal.ie
# Surfer Safety
“The reason the drone is so important is sometimes we can’t see over the waves,” a surfing representative said.
# beaches - Thursday 24 August, 2017
# Rush And Loughshinny
From TheJournal.ie
# Rush And Loughshinny
The likely cause of the lower water quality at both locations is sewage from a wastewater treatment plant or sewer network.
# beaches - Saturday 24 June, 2017
# Beach For The Stars
From TheJournal.ie
# Beach For The Stars
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week launched Beaches.ie.
# beaches - Monday 19 June, 2017
# Litter
From TheJournal.ie
# Litter
Broken bottles, dirty nappies, discarded shoes, towels and backpacks were left behind on a Cork beach.
# beaches - Monday 22 May, 2017
# Win Some Lose Some
From TheJournal.ie
# Win Some Lose Some
Bray South Promenade got its flag back after 17 years.
# beaches - Thursday 18 May, 2017
# Water
From TheJournal.ie
# Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report on Ireland’s bathing waters found that 93% met minimum EU standards.
# beaches - Saturday 18 February, 2017
# Record Number
From TheJournal.ie
# Record Number
This is the highest number at this stage of the year since records began.
# beaches - Thursday 19 January, 2017
# Travel
From TheJournal.ie
# Travel
Dreaming of being on a beach? These are pretty nice.
# beaches - Monday 2 January, 2017
# Beaches
From TheJournal.ie
# Beaches
There’s a bit of a nasty surprise waiting in the water.
# beaches - Friday 19 August, 2016
# Irish Water
From TheJournal.ie
# Irish Water
Heavy rainfall caused an overflow of untreated water.
# beaches - Tuesday 16 August, 2016
# Suns Out Huns Out
From The Daily Edge
# beaches - Monday 15 August, 2016
# The Trouble Urine
From TheJournal.ie
# The Trouble Urine
“As long as we’re careful, they need not be a danger.”
# beaches - Saturday 30 July, 2016
# Weever Fish
From TheJournal.ie
# Weever Fish
The fish carries and excruciating sting. A particular warning is being issued for this weekend.
# beaches - Tuesday 7 June, 2016
# Pollution
From TheJournal.ie
# Pollution
The council said there was water overflow from a pump station due to heavy rainfall.
# beaches - Sunday 5 June, 2016
# Get Out Of It
From TheJournal.ie
# Get Out Of It
The 72-hour warning was issued yesterday.
# beaches - Monday 4 April, 2016
# Coast To Coast
From TheJournal.ie
# beaches - Sunday 3 April, 2016
# Coast To Coast
From The Daily Edge
# beaches - Thursday 18 February, 2016
# Argentina
From TheJournal.ie
# Argentina
There are only 30,000 of this type of dolphin left in the world.
# beaches - Wednesday 17 February, 2016
# Sand And Sea
From TheJournal.ie
# Sand And Sea
Kerry was the most popular county with four of its beaches making the list, but one Cork beach took the top spot.
# beaches - Monday 24 August, 2015
# Australia
From TheJournal.ie
# Australia
Beaches remained closed yesterday after the attack which came just weeks after two others were mauled at a nearby region.
# beaches - Tuesday 21 April, 2015
# Beneath The Waves
From TheJournal.ie
# Beneath The Waves
Irish Water is pledging to clean up seven of our least tempting bathing areas.
# beaches - Sunday 29 March, 2015
# Beaches Be Trippin'
From The Daily Edge
# Beaches Be Trippin'
99 problems but a beach ain’t one.
# beaches - Wednesday 18 February, 2015
# Dream Of Sun
From TheJournal.ie
# Dream Of Sun
*According to Tripadvisor, at least.
# Beaches
From The Daily Edge
# Beaches
Tripadvisor have ranked em all.
# beaches - Saturday 16 August, 2014
# Get Outa The Water
From TheJournal.ie
# Get Outa The Water
Red warning flags have been erected on Killiney, Sandycove and Seapoint beaches.
