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Friday 19 August 2022
There are only 30,000 of this type of dolphin left in the world.
Kerry was the most popular county with four of its beaches making the list, but one Cork beach took the top spot.
Beaches remained closed yesterday after the attack which came just weeks after two others were mauled at a nearby region.
Irish Water is pledging to clean up seven of our least tempting bathing areas.
99 problems but a beach ain’t one.
Red warning flags have been erected on Killiney, Sandycove and Seapoint beaches.
Everyone’s talking about Ireland beating the Black Ferns, Israeli boycott protests, and what Bernie Ecclestone has done…
It may not have entered your mind given the weather lately, but avoid the water at some Fingal beaches.
It’s looking well now.
Naturists from all over the world will be in Ireland in September.
More than 76 beaches and four marinas were awarded the prestigious Blue Flag award, an increase of six since last year.
Thankfully, 90 per cent of Irish bathing waters are due to meet the ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ standards which will come into force from this year.
Tragumna and Kilcrohane beaches in Cork were closed to swimmers after the water tested positive for high levels of enteroccocus.
The phone number of the parents or guardians will be on the wristbands in case the child gets lost on a busy beach.
Tips to ensure your children stay safe near water this summer.
A new European report also shows that the weather led to ‘elevated bacterial populations’ on some beaches.
The beach was closed earlier this week after raw sewage was discharged into the sea.
Water quality concerns sparked seven beach closures in Co Cork last week.
Seven Cork beaches, including three in Youghal, have been affected by the high levels of E.coli found in the water last week.
Seven beaches were declared unsafe for swimming over the weekend over concerns about E.coli levels.
The Blue Flags have been restored at Lahinch and Kilkee.
Should we follow New York’s lead and ban smoking in public parks, beaches and playgrounds?
A growing number of designers are making bigger bikinis to accommodate Brazil’s thickening waistline.
82 Irish beaches and two marinas are given Blue Flag status, the highest in years – but there are a few notable absentees.
The weather’s good and it’s a long weekend, so we want you to choose Ireland’s best sandy sun spot.
SECURITY EXPERTS HAVE advised people to update their Apple devices after vulnerabilities were identified for iPhones, iPads and Macs.
The software flaws could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices, Apple said in two security reports.
Devices impacted include the iPhones6S and later models; several models of the iPad, including the 5th generation and later, all iPad Pro models and the iPad Air 2; and Mac computers running MacOS Monterey.
With that issue in mind, today we’re asking: How often do you update your phone’s software?
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