Excellent Standard in 2026 Pre-Season Bathing Water Quality Results

All 10 identified beaches; Balbriggan Front Strand, Skerries South Beach, Loughshinny, Rush North, Rush South, Portrane the Brook, Donabate Balcarrick, Portmarnock Velvet Strand, Sutton Burrow and Claremont Beaches recorded excellent results from the pre-season bathing water quality samples taken on 25 05 2026.

The non-identified bathing water at Malahide (permanent red flag) also met the standard of “excellent” water quality.

The next sample collection will take place on 02 06 2026, which will represent the first sample of the Bathing Water Season 2026.

For further information on beaches and bathing water see Beaches and Bathing Water

For information on Lifeguards this week see Lifeguards Provision 

Members of the public can check for water quality at any of the monitored bathing waters in Ireland in advance by accessing the EPA website at www.beaches.ie or by checking the notice board at the entrance to each beach. 

To view  an explanation of the standards used for reporting results of bathing water please go to  https://www.fingal.ie/bathing-water-quality-monitoring-faqs

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