SOME of the country’s most popular swimming spots have failed to meet minimum water quality standards, the highest number since reporting began in 1991.
And the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday said that heavy rainfall last summer contributed to the problem as agricultural run-off entered water sources and sewers struggled to cope with the deluge.
The Quality of Bathing Water in Ireland 2008 report, which is to be published today, says that while bathing water quality remains good, there has been an increase in the number of areas failing to meet minimum standards.
Report
The number of bathing areas – beaches, rivers and lakes – failing to meet the guidelines has risen from four in 2007 to nine last year.
The report also notes that four of the six beaches which did not meet the standard are located in Fingal County Council.
Five local authorities are singled out for praise for having all bathing spots in their areas achieve the highest standard. They are Donegal, Kerry, Mayo and Meath County Councils and Galway city.
Ya, Stay away.
We don’t want anyone to come up there.
A myriad beaches, a plethora of golf courses, rich suburbs, Tamangos and close to the north for the cheap Daz poweder.
[quote=“Garda Sean Horgan”]Ya, Stay away.
We don’t want anyone to come up there.
A myriad beaches, a plethora of golf courses, rich suburbs, Tamangos and close to the north for the cheap Daz poweder.
[quote=“Garda Sean Horgan”]Ya, Stay away.
We don’t want anyone to come up there.
A myriad beaches, a plethora of golf courses, rich suburbs, Tamangos and close to the north for the cheap Daz poweder.
[quote=“north county corncrake”]dont Celtic wear poppies & advertise to recruit for the british army - dont there fans come over here to attack irish football fans & get battered.
About the only correct planning decisions them eejits have made in the last ten years, places like Holy Well-Swords, Flemington-Balbiggan, etc, springing to mind
[quote=“north county corncrake”]dont Celtic wear poppies & advertise to recruit for the british army - dont there fans come over here to attack irish football fans & get battered.
isnt the chairman a british war hero?[/QUOTE]
no one talkin about celtic here and that doesn’t hide the fact that that team of scumbags for the scumbags are a bunch of brit army lovin wankers!
Bold bits above are made up which is a sad indication of your life really.
True that the chairman is a cunt no question there.
so you aren’t a celtic fan today??
you change teams a lot, one would almost think you don’t support any team and you haven’t a clue what your talkin about
[quote=“McGeady1916”]no one talkin about celtic here and that doesn’t hide the fact that that team of scumbags for the scumbags are a bunch of brit army lovin wankers!
Bold bits above are made up which is a sad indication of your life really.
True that the chairman is a cunt no question there.
so you aren’t a celtic fan today??
you change teams a lot, one would almost think you don’t support any team and you haven’t a clue what your talkin about[/QUOTE]
they are in their bollix made up - in mccanns time they used to advertise regularly in the Celtic view - They had an ad at Celtic park too- if you know your history eh
its well documented that the CSC came to dublin recently to start rows - if you know your history eh
