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…