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More than 63 tonnes of litter removed from Irish beaches and coastlines

More than 63 tonnes of litter removed from Irish beaches and coastlines — Volunteers at this year's Big Beach Clean in Dungarvan, Waterford.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2022 - 12:03

Steven Heaney

More than 63 tonnes of marine litter were removed from Ireland's beaches and coastline during the Big Beach Clean last weekend.

More than 10,000 volunteers took part at a record 540 different locations last Friday and Sunday.

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<p> Volunteers attending the DMax 7.7 fitness event, in honour of Darragh McCarthy, who tragically passed away last year at just 21 years of age. The sold-out fitness event saw over 300 competitors take on DMax 7.7 featuring seven fitness stations, lasting seven minutes per station with a two minute transition between station. Competitors entered in teams of two and tested their strength, endurance and mental resilience across a series of challenges including rope skipping, ski-erg, medicine ball, assault bike, rowing, burpee box jumps and wall balls. DMax 7.7 has been created in memory of Darragh, a talented hurler and passionate fitness enthusiast. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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