Revealed: Record 95 blue flags awarded as Cork beach claims first in 30 years

Cork can boast the most top quality beaches for the bathing season with 15 Green Coast Awards.

A packed Fountainstown beach in Co Cork. File picture: Eddie O'Hare

A beach in Co Cork has been awarded blue flag status for the first time in more than 30 years.

Fountainstown beach, south of Cork City, has been awarded the flag for the first time since 1991. It is only the second time the beach has won the flag.