85% of bathing water deemed to be excellent

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.

Almost 85% of Ireland’s bathing water has been deemed “excellent”, according to the annual bathing water quality report from the European Environment Agency.

Some 3% of Ireland’s bathing water was deemed as poor quality, similar to France and Spain, but better than Belgium (4%), Netherlands (5%), and Estonia (6%).