Risk assessments were carried out on fewer than half of all bathing water incidents reported by public health authorities last year.

EPA classifies 102 of 142 bathing waters as ‘excellent’ and 18 as ‘good’ but warns about bacterial contamination caused by bird droppings

The quality of water at most of the bathing sites around the country is of very high quality, but nowhere as good as those found in tourist hotspots Greece, Malta, Cyprus, and Croatia.