beach – Coast Monkey

It’s that time of the year when the warmer waters around our coast see a huge rise in jellyfish activity. Moon, Barrel…

Shells are fascinating things to find and marvel at when you walk along the coast. Once home to relatively short-lived marine creatures,…

The Irish coast is a pretty magical place and sometimes can be really surprising. Over the years it has offered up some…

Events & Activities 14th September 2017

Come along to the Ballybunion Big Beach Clean this Sunday. The European Circular Ocean project has joined forces with Clean Coasts and Ballybunion…

Marine Matters 18th July 2017

Beachgoers to the popular sandy beach at Brittas Bay in Wicklow are warned to be careful as they tread the sand after reports…

Marine Matters 22nd June 2017

The EPA has just launched a new website beaches.ie to provide vital information to beach users about bathing water quality at Ireland’s beaches and…

A Donegal family got more than they bargained for when it turned out their leisurely beachcombing efforts meant they had brought an…

Marine Matters 27th February 2017

Decades old waste is coming back to haunt the east coast as erosion along a 200m stretch of Bray shoreline has revealed toxic waste…

Come along this Saturday 4th March to a special Open Day to celebrate 10 years of Bray Coastcare. The open day will take place in…

Marine Matters 7th February 2017

A strange metal boat that washed up on the shores of Cliffoney beach in County Sligo turned out to be a homemade…

Marine Matters 3rd February 2017

A mulitcoloured buoy that washed up on a beach in Clare last month has been traced back 2000 miles to Southwest Harbor Maine….

Marine Matters 24th January 2017

Lagg beach has seen dramatic erosion of its dunes over the last year. The popular beach in Donegal hosts some of the…

It’s the start of November and what happens? Only the nicest day of the year and that includes those 90 big fats frauds…