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…
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93% of Irish bathing waters meet minimum EU standards
Three quarters of bathing waters continue to be of ‘Excellent’ quality for the second year running Ireland’s bathing waters continue to be of a very high standard, with 93.4 per cent of identified bathing waters (128 of 137) meeting minimum…
94% of Irish Bathing Waters meet new Stricter EU Standards
Ireland’s bathing waters continue to be of a very high standard, with 94 per cent of identified bathing areas meeting new stricter EU standards. • These new standards are almost twice as strict as those previously applied. • A new category of…
Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards 2013
Mr Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, today (23 May 2013) presented the 2013 Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards at a ceremony at Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s headquarters in Dun Laoghaire. Blue Flags The…
Hogan welcomes findings of Bathing Water Quality Report
Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, today (3 May 2012) welcomed the publication of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ‘TheQuality of Bathing Water in Ireland’ overview for 2011. Results for the 2011 bathing season show…