Almost 80% of Irish bathing sites have 'excellent' water quality, EPA finds

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Almost eight out of 10 of Ireland’s bathing sites have “excellent” water quality, according to the latest report from Environmental Protection Agency.

While 78% of the country’s 148 sites have been graded as “excellent” in the latest review, 97% of them either met or exceeded the minimum standard in 2021.