Four top bathing spots fail water tests
Water quality standards at Clifden in Galway, Lilliput at Lough Ennell in Westmeath, and Dugort at Achill in Co Mayo, and Ballyloughane in Galway City were given the thumbs down by the environmental watchdog, the Environmental Protection Agency, who described water quality at those locations as “poor”.
The remaining 97% or 131 beaches were given a clean bill of health with the majority, 84%, being described as “good” as opposed to “sufficient”.
