This year’s Blue Flag beaches were announced earlier today at a ceremony in Bray with a record 83 Irish beaches and seven marinas achieving the prestigious award.
Seapoint, Dublin Once again receives a Blue Flag award
The internationally recognised eco label award signifies that beaches and marinas awarded the flag meet a high set of standards for water quality, safety, beach management, information and education.
The number of sites receiving the Blue Flag in 2018 is up two on last year’s total. All beaches and marinas that received the award last year have retained it for another year.
This is the first time Carne in Co Wexford has been awarded the status and Ardmore in Co Waterford has regained the award for the first time since 1997 after a completion of a new wastewater treatment plant in the area.
Here’s the full list of beaches and marinas that was awarded a Blue Flag for 2018. Did your favourite beach make the cut?
Clare
– Ballycuggeran
– Cappa pier
– Fanore
– Kilkee
– Lahinch
– Mountshannon
– Spanish Point
– White Strand Doonbeg
– White Strand Miltown Malbay
Cork
– Redbarn Beach
– Barleycove
– Garrylucas
– Inchydoney
– Owenahincha
– Tragumna
– Garretstown
– Kinsale Yacht Club
– The Royal Cork Yacht Club Marina
Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Donegal
– Downings
– Rossnowlagh
– Greencastle Marina
– Bundoran
– Carrickfinn
– Culdaff
– Fintra
– Killahoey
– Magherawarden
– Marblehill
– Murvagh
– Portnoo /Naran
– Shroove
Dublin
– Seapoint
– Portmarnock/Velvet Strand
Salthill, Co. Galway
Galway
– An Trá Mhór
– Cill Mhuirbhigh
– Loughrea Lake
– Salthill
– Silverstrand
– Trá an Dóilin
– Traught
– Portumna
Kerry
– Inch
– Ballybunion North
– Ballybunion South
– Ballyheigue
– Banna
– Fenit
– Kells
– Magherabeg
– Rossbeigh
– Ventry
– White Strand Caherciveen
– Fenit Marina
– Ballinskelligs
– Derrynane
Louth
– Port/Lurganboy
– Shellinghill/Templetown
– Clogherhead
Ella Bay, Co. Mayo
Mayo
– Bertra
– Carrowmore
– Clare Island
– Dooega
– Elly Bay
– Golden Strand
– Keel
– Keem
– Mullaghroe
– Mulranny
– Silverstrand Dugort
– Ross Killala
Westmeath
– Killinure Point
Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
Sligo
– Rosses Point
Waterford
– Clonea
– Councillors Strand Dunmore East
– Dunmore Strand
– Tramore
– Ardmore
Kilmore Quay Marina
Wexford
– Ballinesker Beach
– Courtown
– Curracloe
– Morriscastle
– Rosslare
– Ballymoney North Beach
– Kilmore Quay Marina
– New Ross Marina
– Carne
Bray, Co. Wicklow
Wicklow
– Brittas Bay North Beach
– Brittas Bay South Beach
– Greystones
– Bray South Promenade
