An environmental group is appealing with local authorities nationwide to ban smoking on beaches.

As open water sea swimmers prepare for a Galway Bay crossing this weekend, Irish Water has said there is “no proven link” between a recent serious pollution incident in the city and the quality of bathing water off Galway’s beaches.

The bans were lifted at all beaches in the Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown area last night after tests found the water quality had returned to normal.

Three Irish beaches have failed to retain their Blue Flag awards this year.

Denise O’Donoghue looks at a Kerry County Council initiative to make the beaches accessible to all and asks coastal councils nationwide about opening up our shorelines to wheelchair users

Wanting to live somewhere with a sea view could see you paying up to a third more for a house.

Irish Water says it hopes swimming bans at a number of Dublin beaches can be lifted shortly.

A stroll on a beach anywhere in Ireland reveals the scale of the marine littering problem, says Donal Hickey

Environmentalists have described as “shocking and unprecedented” the discovery of 114 dumped tyres and a Chinese fridge-freezer on a 1.2km stretch of coastline.

Many of us have a love-hate relationship with this country. Most of us are proud to be Irish, even if not all of the time.

Six popular bathing spots have failed to meet minimum EU standards, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual report which is released today.

Fingal County Council has issued a precautionary warning about swimming at three north Dublin beaches, due to a risk of pollution.

There are more than 5,000 bits of rubbish on every kilometre of beach in the North.

Heavy rain in the past few days has forced Cork County Council to put up “no swimming” notices at three popular beaches in West Cork.

One of the country’s top bathing spots may remain unsuitable for swimming for up to four years.