Beaches and Bathing Water Quality Information

Bathing Water Quality Monitoring

Find out more about how we monitor the water quality at our 10 identified beaches in Fingal

Bathing Waters Quality Monitoring

13 Sep 2023

Beaches

Latest Bathing Water Quality Results

Excellent Bathing Water Quality Results from all samples collected 11th September

19 May 2023

Beaches

Fingal Beaches retain Blue and Green Flags for 2023

The best-quality beaches along the Fingal coastline have been announced today by An Taisce at this year’s National Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards event held at Donabate.

18 May 2023

Beaches

Council meets with councillors and citizens to discuss issues at Front Strand in Balbriggan ahead of new bathing season

The meeting took place following the recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement of an all-season bathing advisory for Front Strand Beach in Balbriggan and the poor-quality bathing water experienced at times last year.

07 May 2023

Bathing Water Quality

Consultation on Identification of Bathing Waters 2024

Local authorities must identify official bathing areas in their area every year so that they can be monitored for safety, water quality and their level of use.

Beaches

Bathing Water Quality Monitoring FAQs

Read the answers to the Frequently Asked Questions with regard to identified bathing waters, the process with regard to testing and what the results mean etc

Beaches

The All-Season Advisory for Front Strand Balbriggan 2023 FAQs

This is a temporary public health notice advising the public of the potential risk of illness due to the ‘Poor’ classification -it is not a ban on swimming or a closure of the beach.

30 May 2022

Beaches

A blue flag trifecta as Fingal gains international recognition for beaches

Three beaches along the Fingal coastline have been recognised for beach excellence and will get to fly a coveted blue flag

15 Jun 2022

Restrictions re dogs 11am to 7pm Blue Flag Beaches during bathing season

Please be advised that Blue Flag Beaches in Fingal - Donabate, Rush South and Portmarnock - have a prohibition on dogs, with the exception of assistance dogs, in the blue flag area from 01st June -15th September between the hours of 11am to 7pm.

11 May 2022

Don’t let your dog dung spoil bathing season

Dog owners are being encouraged to be responsible by bagging and binning their pets poo when using the county’s many beaches. Failure to do so could see access stopped.

27 Jul 2022

Beaches

Important Notice – Lions Mane Jellyfish 27th July 2022

There have been sightings of Lions Mane jellyfish at some of our beaches. These jellyfish may also be spotted at our other beaches over the coming weeks.

Beaches

Brown Foam on the Beach

This is brown foam which is seen on our beaches from time to time. It is called surf foam or surf scum. It can be easily mistaken for pollution, but it isn’t. It is a collection of millions of microscopic algae (bloom) and is a natural phenomenon. They need sunlight to grow and attach to the bubbles in the surf causing foaming.

Visit Beaches.ie

The EPA beaches.ie website shares the latest information beaches, water quality and gives other information with regard to beach safety and advice

Take a trip to one of our Fingal Beaches

Choose from the list to find out more about your local beach or view the interactive map. Lifeguards are deployed on all identified beaches from 11am to 7pm at weekends only for the month of June and then 7 days a week for July and August.