A Co Dublin beach has been hit with swimming restrictions again because of water pollution from a range of sources, say the Environmental Protection Agency.
Bathing water quality at Balbriggan Front Strand Beach was rated ‘poor’ by the EPA in 2021 and again in 2022. Environment watchdog, the EPA monitors and rates 148 bathing waters around Ireland each year.
Three beaches were rated ‘poor’ in their 2022 report but 97% of the State’s bathing waters met or exceeded the minimum standard required.
