2020 has seen Ireland have 80 International Blue Flag which is the same as last year and 60 National Green Coast Awards across Ireland’s beaches. Two beaches were initially awarded a Blue Flag but will not be flying them this summer. Due to lower than normal beach sand levels, Wexford County Council has withdrawn the Blue Flag awarded to Courtown beach for…
2019 has seen Ireland have 80 International Blue Flag which is down three on last year and 62 National Green Coast Awards across Ireland’s beaches. The number of sites receiving the blue flag is down three on last year’s total, Golden Strand and Bertra beach in Mayo have both lost their Blue Flag standard, as has Bundoran…
2018 has seen Ireland have 83 International Blue Flag and 59 National Green Coast Awards across Ireland’s beaches. The number of sites receiving the blue flag is up two on last year’s total, Carne beach in Wexford and Ardmore beach in Waterford, whilst the Green Coast Awards is down 2 on last year. Below we list the…
2017 has seen Ireland have 88 International Blue Flag and 61 National Green Coast Awards across Ireland’s beaches and marinas. The number of sites receiving the award is up 3 on 2016, whilst 3 of the beaches awarded in 2016 did not retain Blue Flag status: Lisfannon in Donegal, Killiney in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Balcarrick, and Donabate…
2016 has seen Ireland have 85 International Blue Flag and 56 National Green Coast Awards across Ireland’s beaches and marinas. Blue Flag has seen a change of 1 with three losing and four gaining, whilst we have seen a reduction of 3 green coast awards. Below we list the Blue Flag beaches, just click on a title…