Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have said that the orange water at Sandycove Beach today is a naturally occurring micro-alga.

So that’s Monday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

A bathing ban remains in place at Dollymount Beach.

A swimming ban at a North Dublin beach has been lifted.

A swimming ban has been put in place at a north Dublin beach.

Dog owners have been warned to keep their pets on a lead while out walking on the beach as palm oil ‘fatbergs’ have washed up on the Irish coastline.

Dog owners have been warned to keep their pets on a lead while out walking on the beach as palm oil ‘fatbergs’ have washed up on the Irish coastline.

Investigations are underway after a human skull and a bone were found on a Dublin beach.

Over 200 bags of rubbish have been collected from Portmarnock beach in Dublin this morning following the good weather period yesterday.

The Irish Examiner Readers Photo Competition 2014 weekly winners have been announced.

A north Dublin beach remains closed today after raw sewage pumped into the sea prompted a high level E.Coli contamination.

MISSING gang rapist James Nolan is believed to have been tortured and killed before his body was dumped in the Irish Sea.

The convicted rapist whose arm was found washed up on a Dublin beach was due before the courts only last week for breaching his post release conditions.

Sixteen people could face charges after fighting on a Dublin beach left officers injured and their patrol car windscreen smashed.