Temperatures have been steadily high in Ireland thsi week, with Met Eireann predicting the rain we have been getting will ease up in the lead-up to the weekend.
While the temperatures remain high, and swimming season runs from June 1 to September 15, many will be looking to a beach trip - however, people have been urged to be aware of which locations are not safe.
Last month, the EPA published the Bathing Water Quality in Ireland report for 2022, detailing the level of safety within the country’s waters.
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Even though almost all of Ireland’s designated bathing sites at beaches and lakes meet or surpass minimum bathing water quality standards, with 79 per cent reaching an ‘excellent’ rating, three have unfortunately been flagged as having poor bathing water quality.
Beaches.ie has advised that people avoid swimming in Balbriggan (Front Strand Beach) in Cork, Lady’s Bay, Buncrana, Donegal and Trá na mBan, An Spidéal, Co. Galway.
As swimming season has already gotten well underway, they have warned swimmers to check the latest water quality information for their local bathing site here.
Met Eireann has predicted that heavy rain will return and persist over the weekend and may continue sporadically throughout the month, with the national forecaster predicting the country will see the rain levels becoming more average for this time of year between Monday, 3 July to Sunday, 9 July.
While the quality of bathing water has improved, Beaches.ie has also warned that swimmers should be aware that heavy rainfall can lead to temporary deterioration due to wastewater overflows or run-off from urban and agricultural lands.
Last month, swimmers were warned not to swim in the water of Curracloe beaches in County Wexford after Wexford County Council found elevated levels of bacteria after they tested the water as part of their investigations into bathing water quality.
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