Blue Flag record for beaches
Dublin also emerged as one of only five European capital cities to achieve a Blue Flag status when Dollymount Strand became the first ever bathing area in the city to receive the prestigious award.
On a less positive note, four of the country’s best known beaches - Courtown, Curracloe, Duncannon and Rosslare which are all in Co Wexford - were among those which lost their Blue Flag status.
