As the first whitecoat seal pups begin to appear around the country’s coast, the Irish Seal Sanctuary (ISS) has warned that seals are at increased risk of being attacked by humans.

A STUNT-RIDING display by a fearless BMX team will be just one of the attractions at the forthcoming Surf and Sea festival in Tramore.

SEAWEED dolls, water sports, beach games and a traditional Michaelmas Day to celebrate the patron saint of Seafarers are all on the menu for a surf and sea festival next month.

OVER 5,000 people are expected in Tramore for the Oceanic Surf and Sea Festival which begins in the seaside resort today and continues until Sunday.

EVERYBODY’S going surfing ... down Tramore way.

MEDIEVAL challenges and surfing lessons ‘as Gaeilge’ are just two of the 1,100 events which will make up this year’s National Heritage Week which runs from August 21-29.

THE long-awaited first ever Oceanics Surf and Sea Festival is almost here with the countdown in Tramore nearing an end.

TRAMORE’S first ever annual Surf and Sea Festival was launched this week.

PROTECTION works on vulnerable sand dunes formations will be carried out during a clean-up, on Sunday at Tramore beach.

AS a local resident I feel I must express my disgust and shame at the state of Tramore beach on the Tuesday and Wednesday evenings following last week’s bank holiday.

A DECISION to increase the amount of waste dumped close to one of the country’s most popular beaches has been condemned as ‘lunacy’ by an irate local politician.