All ten identified beaches, and the non-identified bathing water at Malahide (permanent red flag), met the standard of “excellent” water quality for the pre-season samples.
The trend of improving bathing water quality in Fingal means that the all-season notices advising people not to swim will be lifted at both beaches for 2025.
Fingal County Council are asking people who swim at beaches, lakes and rivers to have their say as part of the annual review of bathing waters across the region.
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
Please be advised that an all-season advisory is in place for Front Strand Balbriggan and Loughshinny Beach for the 2024 bathing season. Find out what this means here.
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.
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.
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.
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.