Donegal Events
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Eireball – Beach Clean at Murvagh, Co. Donegal
Murvagh Beach Murvagh, Co. Donegal, IrelandEireball is an annual charity run and is a gruelling week long sponsored drive. Each year a challenging route is set and a convoy of classic Volkswagens winds its way around the island of Ireland. This year’s route will see the convoy take to the spectacular coastal roads of Ireland. The VW campervan enthusiasts will also [...]
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Talk and Beach Clean – Killybegs
Killybegs Campus of LYIT LYIT Killybegs Campus, Killybegs, Co. Donegal, IrelandClean Coasts officer for Donegal, Olivia, will be giving a talk about protecting our beaches, seas and marine life at Killybegs College at 1pm on Wednesday 26th October. The session will also include a beach clean at a location nearby.
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Beach Clean Up at Falcarragh
Falcarragh Falcarragh, Donegal, IrelandClean Coasts Officer for Donegal, Beckey-Finn, will be attending Clean Coasts Group Costa Glan Agus Glas's beach clean of the Back Strand at Falcarragh. The group will meet at the car park Wednesday 1st February at 12 noon. Gloves and bags will be provided and everyone is welcome to join.
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Who’s Who on Inishowen Rivers
An Grianán Hotel Burt, Co. Donegal, IrelandClean Coasts Officer for Donegal, Beckey-Finn, will be attending the Who's Who on Inishowen Rivers event on 22nd February from 6pm to 9pm at An Grianán Hotel, Burt. We will provide information to others on the role and responsibilities of Clean Coasts organisation to Inishowen Rivers. A number of short presentations will be given followed by [...]
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Marram Grass Transplanting Course – Carrickfinn
Carrickfinn Co. Donegal, IrelandDonegal Co. Co. will be holding a marram grass planting course at dune areas badly affected by erosion at Carrickfinn beach in association with Clean Coasts. Clean Coasts Officer for Donegal, Beckey-Finn will be on hand to guide and support those attending. Everyone who is able for some hard work or interested in dune erosion and marram [...]
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Marram Grass Planting and Beach Clean – Maghery, Co. Donegal
Ionad An Mhachaire Maghery, Dungloe, Co. Donegal, IrelandOur Clean Coasts Group, An Mhacháire Le Chéile Teo, will be hosting a marram grass planting session and beach clean on Friday 24th March from 12pm. Clean Coasts Officer for Donegal, Beckey-Finn, will be attending and giving a short talk beforehand.
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Clean Coasts Roadshow – Buncrana, Donegal Stop
The Shorefront Buncrana, Co. Donegal, IrelandThe Roadshow which is also running in a number of locations nationwide aims to bring together all those with an interest in protecting their local beaches, seas and marine life. A Donegal Stop will be at Buncrana on Saturday 8th April 2pm - 10pm This Roadshow will be a combination of #2minutebeachclean inspired workshops which will see groups do a small [...]
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Marram Grass Planting Workshop – Lisfannon, Co. Donegal
Lisfannon Beach Lisfannon, Co. Donegal, 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. [...]
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Clean Coasts Roadshow – Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Sports Hall Magh Ene College, Bundoran, Co. Donegal, IrelandThe Roadshow which is also running in a number of locations nationwide aims to bring together all those with an interest in protecting their local beaches, seas and marine life. A Donegal Stop will be at Sports Hall, Magh Ene College, Bundoran on Friday 28th April 2pm - 3:30pm Flavour of speakers: Shane Smyth: Bundoran Tidy Towns NC Britton: Ocean Wellbeing TY litter [...]
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Keep Cruit Island Clean – Beach Clean
Cruit Island Cruit Island Bridge, Cruit Island, Co. Donegal, IrelandClean Coasts officer for Donegal, Beckey-Finn, will be joining our Clean Coasts Group, Keep Cruit Island Clean, for a beach clean on Cruit Island, Co. Donegal on Sunday 7th May from 12pm. All are welcome to join the clean-up which will cover several beaches and coastal areas. Gloves and bags will be provided. The meeting [...]
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Marram Grass Planting Workshop – Fintra, Co. Donegal
Fintra Beach Fintra Beach, Killybegs, Co. Donegal, 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. [...]
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Mindfulness on the Beach Day
NationalThis day is to highlight the benefits of coast on your mindset and how spending time along the coastal region can have a positive impact on our state of mine. We will take this day to recharge, gain energy from the sea and most of all emphasis the need to protect this region which is [...]
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Marine Litter Talk & Beach Clean – Donegal
Downings Beach Downings Beach, Downings, Co. Donegal, IrelandTo celebrate Coca-Cola Clean Coasts Week, Clean Coasts Officer for Donegal, Beckey-Finn, will be teaming up with our groups, Downings Tidy Towns and Downings Beach Clean Up , for a talk on marine litter and what we can do in coastal communities to combat the issue followed by a beach clean. The event is open [...]
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10 Mile Wild Atlantic Way Coastal Cleanup – Donegal
Castle Adventure Open Farm Rossnowlagh Road, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, IrelandTo celebrate our coast for World Oceans Day, Clean Coasts Officer for Donegal is teaming up with our group, Creevy Co-op for one of Ireland’s biggest C0ca-Cola Clean Coasts Week beach cleans which will take place along the 10 mileWild Atlantic Way Creevy Shore Walk. We will meet at Castle Adventure Open Farm at 10:30am. Gloves, [...]
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Marram Grass Planting – Donegal
Lisfannon Beach Lisfannon, Co. Donegal, IrelandTogether with our group Buncrana Tidy Towns and Donegal Co. Co. we will be running a practical marram grass planting workshop at Lisfannon beach in Donegal from 11am on Friday 9th June. It will give those attending a full understanding of how the process is done and also tackle dune erosion at the beach. Please bring [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Surf Force Conference 2017
Great Northern Hotel Bundoran, Co. Donegal, IrelandClean Coasts Officer for Donegal, Beckey-Finn, will be speaking at Salesforce's Surf Force conference in Bundoran, Co. Donegal on Friday 22nd September. She will also take part in a panel discussion on giving back. The attendees to Surf Force will also take part in a beach clean on Saturday to give back to the coast [...]
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Northwest Coastal Cleanups at Pocket Film Festival – Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Eclipse Cinemas Station Road, Bundoran, Co. Donegal, IrelandOur Ocean Hero Clean Coasts Group Northwest Coastal Cleanups will have a stand at the Pocket Film Festival, Eclipse Cinemas Bundoran on Sunday 21st January. They will have information on their work as well as that of the Clean Coasts programme. Seamus McGoldrick of our group, iSurf Ireland, and Murfs Surf School are organising a beach clean [...]