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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
• Ireland’s bathing waters continue to be of a very high standard, with 97 per cent of designated bathing areas meeting the minimum EU qualifying standard. • The EPA currently monitors 135 locations nominated by local authorities – these are the most…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the report The Quality of Bathing Water in Ireland – An Overview for the Year 2012. Key findings: · The bathing water season coincided with the wettest summer for over 50 years with many…
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…