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06 Sept 2025
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06 Sept 2025
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Spanish Point | file photo
The bathing water quality all around Clare has been deemed excellent in the latest review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Swimmers can be satisfied with the knowledge that the Clare coastline is safe to bathe in this summer, with the EPA giving the go-ahead in swimming hotspots across the county.
Carrigaholt, Kilkee, Spanish Point, Fanore, Mountshannon Lough Derg and Lahinch have all been approved as having 'excellent' water quality.
A national report was published in May and found that water quality at the majority of Ireland’s bathing waters was of a high standard. 77% of bathing sites have 'Excellent’ water quality while 97% meet the minimum standard, nationwide.
They also found that the wet weather in July and August 2023 put pressure on our beaches resulting in more beach closures to protect public health.
Additionally, the rainfall events in 2023 highlighted the need to build climate resilience into the effective management of bathing waters.
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