Prior warning at Balbriggan and Do Not Swim Notice Portmarnock Lifted

Please be advised that the prior warning at Front Strand, Balbriggan and Do Not Swim Prohibition notice at Velvet Strand Portmarnock have been lifted following 'Excellent' water quality results from samples taken on Friday September 5th. 

The bathing water quality results for samples collected on 2nd September, 2025 at all identified bathing waters also met the standard of “excellent” water quality.

In addition, the result for the non-identified bathing water for Malahide beach has also met the standard of “excellent” water quality.

Ireland’s Eye and Balscadden Bay water quality sampling
Sampling of water quality at Balscadden Bay and Ireland’s Eye began in August 2015.  These locations continue to be sampled twice during each bathing season, subject to available resources, but are not part of scheduled monitoring for classification purposes as per Bathing Water Quality Regulations, 2008.  The results, including Excellent results for 2025, are provided in Table 1 available at this link    

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

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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