# Beaches
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Last year
2023
Irish Business Against Litter
No litter 'blackspots' recorded by survey but majority of beaches still deemed not clean
28 Aug 2023
10.2k
24
All time
Ah here
Six-hour cleanup at north Dublin beach after sand is left strewn with beer bottles and plastic
19 Jul 2022
52.2k
83
blue flag beaches
Did your local beach get a Blue Flag this year? The 2022 list has been announced
20 May 2022
29.9k
20
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should dogs be banned from Blue Flag beaches during peak times in summer?
17 May 2022
37.7k
63
North Dublin
Do Not Swim notice in place for two Dublin beaches due to high bacteria levels
22 Jul 2021
61.4k
10
exam weather
Sunny weather for the weekend ahead - with a possible high of 26 degrees on Sunday
11 Jun 2021
14.0k
2
Beaches
Increased lifeguard services for Co Clare after busy weekend sees volunteers performing rescues
1 Jun 2021
16.4k
6
Blue Flag
Did your local beach get a Blue Flag this year? The 2021 list has been announced
25 May 2021
69.2k
16
Beaches
Here are the four bathing areas classified as having 'poor' quality water in Ireland
12 May 2021
67.0k
9
do not swim
Swimming was banned at bathing spots across Ireland for over 350 days this year
28 Dec 2020
21.9k
11
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson warns people ‘taking liberties’ could trigger serious infection spike
Updated
26 Jun 2020
37.5k
27
Blue Flag
Did your local beach get a Blue Flag this year? The list has been announced
9 Jun 2020
74.0k
24
big beach clean
This initiative is calling for people to clean up marine litter from Irish coasts this weekend
21 Sep 2019
7.7k
10
Dublin
Bathing bans at the Forty Foot, Dollymount and Sandycove after another wastewater spill
9 Aug 2019
21.0k
53
plastic menace
Storm Emma brings polystyrene from Holyhead marina to Greystones beaches
14 Apr 2018
34.7k
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strandings
Number of whales and dolphins washing up on Irish coasts at record levels
17 Feb 2018
19.4k
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rush and loughshinny
Do not swim notice issued for two Dublin beaches due to high levels of sewage
24 Aug 2017
14.3k
9
Beach For The Stars
Now you can find out where the safest, cleanest beaches are before you leave home
24 Jun 2017
21.7k
7
win some lose some
Three Irish beaches lose Blue Flag status while two get them for first time
22 May 2017
37.7k
21
Water
Sewage, animal faeces and bacteria among the reasons these 6 Irish beaches failed a quality test
18 May 2017
34.1k
53
record number
56 dolphins and whales have washed up on Irish beaches so far this year
18 Feb 2017
12.5k
31
Beaches
'It's bird, dog, horse, cow, and people poo': Swimmers warned to stay out of the water near Melbourne
2 Jan 2017
36.4k
8
Irish Water
Swimming bans in place at three popular Dublin beaches due to 'extreme rainfall'
19 Aug 2016
27.8k
38
suns out huns out
14 photos of Ireland's beaches looking gorgeous in the sun yesterday
16 Aug 2016
6.9k