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…
• 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…
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…
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…