Beaches and Bathing Water Quality Information

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.

All identified bathing waters sampled on 26th August 2024 have met the standard for excellent, Brook Beach Portrane was sufficient but excellent after retest 28th. In addition, Malahide beach has met the standard for good.

Do Not Swim notices have been lifted from Claremont beach, Howth and Velvet Strand Portmarnock following 'excellent' results

As the bathing season starts with good weather, Fingal wants your help to create a safe and enjoyable beach environment for all.

Beaches on the Fingal coastline have been named as Blue Flag and Green Coast Award recipients today, as An Taisce celebrated the quality and diversity of Ireland’s coastline.

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.

Fingal County Council would like to hear from people who swim at beaches, lakes and rivers to tell them if they think they should maintain existing bathing waters designations or give a new official bathing area designation to areas that are commonly used for swimming, but are not identified at the moment.

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