Clean Coasts Big Beach Clean 2017 weekend will take place on the 15th, 16th and 17th of September 2017. We are delighted to team up again with the International Ocean Conservancy for the International Coastal Cleanup event. In 2016, over half a million volunteers in 112 countries removed 8 million kg of…
The EPA has launched beaches.ie, a new mobile enabled website providing information about bathing water at Ireland’s beautiful beaches and lakes. The website will allow people to access the information they need before a day out at the seaside. beaches.ie is set…
372,000 people drown around the world every year, that’s over 40 every hour. And it’s shocking to realise that 37 Children (aged 14 and under) have died in Ireland as a result of drowning over a ten year period…
An EPA report, Bathing Water Quality in Ireland – A Report for the Year 2016, has found that the overall quality of Ireland’s bathing waters remains very good with 130 of 140 identified waters meeting strict EU standards. The strict…
Dedicated lifesavers of all ages from Dublin city have been making big waves at a major international swimming event in England where they achieved a string of top times and took home 18 medals. St John Berchman’s Lifeguard Club proved…
Waterways Ireland 2017 Event Programme welcomes applications from event organisers for events taking place on or along the waterways. Formerly called the Sponsorship Programme in 2017, Waterways Ireland Event Programme is seeking applications for sustainable events and activity in waterway…
Big wave surfer ANDREW COTTON, a plumber and father of two from Devon, hit the headlines in 2014 when it was rumored he had surfed the world’s biggest wave, estimated at 80ft. BENEATH THE SURFACE documents the journey of Andrew…
Duncannon Beach in County Wexford is home to the Irish National Kite Surfing Championships, which will take place during Hooked Kite Fest this August 13 and 14. The Irish Kite-surfing Association and Hooked Kite-surfing host the Championships on Duncannon Beach…
Hundreds of new paddlers are half way through the Blueway 10K Learning to Paddle programme at over 40 locations nationwide. Hundreds of more experience paddlers are planning to join them for the remaining weeks of the Blueway 10K Programme to…
With schools closed, the summer holidays in full swing and temperatures set to hit 30 degrees in some parts of the country today, now is the time to plan a trip to one of Ireland’s beautiful beaches and lakes. To…