Clean Coasts Events
Extreme Clean Day
NationalCALLING ALL COASTAL OUTDOOR ADVENTURE GROUPS! Are you part of a water sports or outdoor adventure club? Would you like to incorporate a coastal clean-up into one of your next adventures and also be in with a chance to win a GoPro camera? This year, Clean Coasts are encouraging adventure sports groups to take part in ‘Extreme [...]
Celebrate Your Shore – Galway
We are teaming up with Galway Atlantaquaria for a family event which will include activities such as #2minutebeachclean, disintegration of plastics games, biofacts and rockpooling. Exact time and location will be confirmed shortly.
Yoga on the Beach – Inchydoney, Cork
Inchydoney Beach Clonakilty, Co. Cork, IrelandAs part of Coca-Cola Clean Coasts Week’s Mindfulness on the Beach Day, join us on Inchydoney beach for a free yoga on the beach at 10am on 10th June which will be followed by an Apple Corporate Volunteering Day. We will also take 2 minutes to give back to our coast with #2minutebeachclean. To RSVP or for more information, [...]
Photography Competition Launch
NationalClean Coasts Love Your Coast Photography Competition will be launched on May 9th. See the Love Your Coast Photography Competition page for all the details.
Seal Release & Beach Clean – Wexford
Dodds Rock Beach Courtown , Gorey, Co. Wexford, IrelandSeal Rescue Ireland and Clean Coasts will be hosting a beach clean and seal release at Dodd’s Rock, Kiltennel (just North of Courtown) on Sunday 11th June at 1pm as part of Clean Coast week.
Zumba on the Beach – Kerry
Fenit Fenit Island, Co. Kerry, IrelandAs part of Coca-Cola Clean Coasts Week’s Mindfulness on the Beach, join us on Fenit beach for a free zumba class on the beach at 2pm on 11th June. We will also take 2 minutes to give back to our coast with #2minutebeachclean. To RSVP or for more information, contact Susan at svickers@eeu.antaisce.org.
Corporate Volunteering Day – Google
Dun Laoghaire Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, IrelandOur Clean Coasts officer, Aidan, is carrying out a corporate volunteering day with Google at Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. The day will include a clean-up as well as other biodiversity and team building activities. If you are interested in our Corporate Volunteering initiative please check out our page or contact us for more details.
Corporate Volunteering Day – Google
DublinOur Clean Coasts officer, Aidan, is carrying out a corporate volunteering day with Google in Dublin. The day will include a clean-up as well as other biodiversity and team building activities. If you are interested in our Corporate Volunteering initiative please check out our page or contact us for more details.
Sea Sessions
Main Beach Main Beach, Bundoran, Co. Donegal, IrelandClean Coasts officers will be promoting the protection of our beaches, seas and marine life at Sea Sessions on Main Beach, Bundoran, Co. Donegal this year. Everyone will have the opportunity to do their own #2minutebeachclean, learn more about what they can do to protect the coast as well as be in with a chance to [...]
Corporate Volunteering Day – Google
Killiney Beach Killiney, Co. Dublin, IrelandOur Clean Coasts officer, Aidan, is carrying out a corporate volunteering day with Google at Killiney Beach, Co. Dublin. The day will include a clean-up as well as other biodiversity and team building activities. If you are interested in our Corporate Volunteering initiative please check out our page or contact us for more details.
Marram Grass Planting Workshop – Inch, Co. Kerry
Inch Beach Inch Beach, Inch Beach, Co. Kerry, IrelandMarram Grass, Ammophila arenaria, is the major dune building plant in Ireland. This sand trapping grass can not only help dune systems maintain their positions but reduce blowouts and consolidate areas of loose sands. This practical training workshop will develop skills around; when and how to transplant, sources of supply, correct technique and spacing considerations. [...]
Clean Coasts Presents ‘Beach Rescue Project’ – Strandhill, Co. Sligo
Strandhill Strandhill, Co. Sligo, IrelandClean Coasts and Barefoot Wines are delighted to bring you the ‘Beach Rescue Project’ on the 8th of July in Strandhill, Co. Sligo. The event is part of Barefoot’s ‘World Beach Rescue Day’, a campaign which has supported over 14,000 volunteers since its launch 11 years ago, in several countries including the US, Mexico and [...]
Corporate Volunteering Day – Apple
GarryvoeOur Clean Coasts officer for Cork, Susan, is carrying out a corporate volunteering day with Apple at Garryvoe, Co. Cork. The day will include a clean-up as well as other biodiversity and team building activities. If you are interested in our Corporate Volunteering initiative please check out our page or contact us for more details.
Closing Date for the Love Your Coast Photography Competition
NationalToday is the closing date for 2017 entries into the Love Your Coast Photography Competition. See all the details here: http://cleancoasts.org/our-initiatives/love-your-coast-photography/.
Nominations for Ocean Hero Awards Now Open
NationalWe are asking the public to nominate volunteers who they believe have made an outstanding contribution to Ireland’s coastal environment. This year we are looking for entries to the following 6 categories: Group of the Year, Individual of the Year, School of the Year, Business of the Year, Idea of the Year and Beach Clean [...]
Big Beach Clean
NationalClean Coasts Big Beach Clean weekend will take place on the 15th, 16th and 17th of September 2017. We are delighted to team up with the International Ocean Conservancy again for the International Coastal Cleanup event. In 2016, nearly 800,000 volunteers in over 90 countries removed 8,193 tonnes of marine litter from the world’s oceans. We hope everyone will join the movement for litter free seas [...]
End of the Bathing Season
National15th September marks the end of the bathing season in Ireland. It is also the end of the Green Coast and Blue Flag Awards season. A great way to give back to these beaches is with a #2minutebeachclean or taking part in the Big Beach Clean!
Corporate Volunteering Day – Oracle
Bull IslandOur Clean Coasts officer for Dublin, Richard, is carrying out a corporate volunteering day with Oracle at Bull Island, Co. Dublin. The day will include a clean-up as well as other biodiversity and team building activities. If you are interested in our Corporate Volunteering initiative please check out our page or contact us for more details.
Closing Date For Ocean Hero Nominations
NationalToday is the closing date for nominations for the Ocean Hero Awards is 20th October 2017. If you would like to recognise an individual, Clean Coasts group, school, business or beach clean that made a difference to our coast please fill in the SurveyMonkey form or follow this link: surveymonkey.com/r/Ocean-Heroes-2017. Nominations are for the following categories: Group [...]
Ocean Talks and Ocean Hero Awards
DublinWe are delighted to be holding the Clean Coasts Ocean Talks & Ocean Hero Awards on 21st November at the Royal College of Physicians. Ocean Talks will kick off proceedings with speakers from a diversity of backgrounds including: research, documentary making, business and community leaders and professional surfing, discussing a range of topic relating to marine [...]