Bathing water samples to be taken at three Sligo beaches
Samples of the bathing water will be taken from three beaches in County Sligo today to determine if there is any risk to bathers. Warning notices were erected by Sligo County Council at Rosses Point, Enniscrone and Mullaghmore beaches over the weekend. They were to inform bathers that the water…
EPA report notes issues with bathing water quality at Mullaghmore beach
Nearly three quarters of Ireland’s bathing waters are of ‘Excellent’ quality. A new Environmental Protection Agency report for 2017 has found seven beaches across the country had ‘poor’ quality water but these are mainly in the urban areas of Dublin and Galway. Sligo’s beaches have been deemed mainly ‘excellent’ apart…