Clean Coasts Week 11th – 18th May 2012

Protecting Ireland's Beaches, Seas and Marine Life.

THE BIG BEACH CLEAN

Help a shoreline you love! Sign up with An Taisce for your free clean up kit. Telephone 01 4002210.

CLEAN COASTS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

May 16^th 2012

Have your cameras ready, details about this year’s competition will be announced on Wednesday 16^th May 2012. For more information log onto www.cleancoastsireland.org

NATIONAL  MARRAM GRASS PLANTING DAY

18^th May 2012

If you would like to get involved in a marram grass planting event, please let us know, you can sign up by logging onto www.cleancoastsweek.ie or phoning An Taisce at  01 4002210.

For More Information on Events Taking Place Go To www.cleancoastsweek.ie 

2011 - A Great Year for Sligo's Beaches

EPA'S ANNUAL BATHING WATER QUALITY REPORT FOR 2011

Following the publication of the Environmental Protection Agency’s  Annual Bathing Water Report for 2011 in May 2012, Sligo County Council would like to stress that contrary to reports in on the local radio and in papers, the water quality at Streedagh Beach in North Sligo complied fully with both the guide and mandatory bathing water standards. Guide standards being the highest standards to be achieved. Water Quality at Streedagh Beach is classified at good status,  and not sufficient as reported by some news reports/newspapers. Testing of Bathing Water at Streedagh Beach has been on-going since 2007 and water quality at this beach has never been compromised and is of the highest quality. Testing of water quality at beaches in Co Sligo will commence later this month and will continue throughout the 2012 bathing season. Results of all monitoring carried out will be publicly available both locally on beach notice boards as well as on Sligo County Council’s website.

Click on the following link to read the full text of the 2011 bathing water report.

http://www.epa.ie/downloads/pubs/water/bathing/2011BathingWaterOverviewReport.pdf

Blue Flag Beaches in County Sligo

• Enniscrone
• Rosses Point

Green Coast Award Beaches in Co Sligo

• Enniscrone
• Rosses Point
• Mullaghmore
• Dunmoran
• Streedagh

Click on the beach name below to check out the water quality at your local beach

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Rosses Point Beach Water Quality (PDF) - 85 kbs  

Streedagh Beach Water Quality (PDF) - 85 kbs  

Dunmoran Beach Water Quality (PDF) - 85 kbs  

Mullaghmore Beach Water Quality (PDF) - 86 kbs