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Beginning of Bathing Season
NationalThe Irish bathing season begins today!
Seaweed in the Kitchen
Third Space Cafe Aungier Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, IrelandAs part of Coca Clean Coast Week we will be running a ‘Seaweed in The Kitchen’ demonstration evening. We want to introduce you to the wonders of seaweed through cooking and beauty products. Date: Tuesday 6th June Doors open: 6pm Event: 6.30 – 8.30pm Location: Third Space Cafe Aungier Street, Dublin 2 Fore more information [...]
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 [...]
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!
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 [...]
Our Ocean Conference 2017
Malta , MaltaOur Coastal Communities Manager, Sinead, will be representing Clean Coasts at the Our Ocean Conference in Malta which runs from the 5th to 6th October. See ourocean2017.org for all the details as well as videos from the conference. Over 3 billion people depend directly on our seas for their livelihoods. But in reality, all of [...]
BITC Biovidersity Workshop
Clean Coasts Officer, Aidan, will be at the BITC biodiversity workshop - RTE buildings from 12-1pm at our Clean Coasts stand. He will be available to talk about all aspects of the Clean Coasts programme including Corporate Volunteering, #2minutebeachclean and much more.
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 [...]
Royal College of Surgeons Green Week
Royal College of Surgeons Dublin, Co. Dublin, IrelandClean Coasts Officer for Dublin, Richard, will be at the Royal College of Surgeons today with a stand to provide information on the work we do to protect our beaches, seas and marine life.
Save The Waves Film
Clean Coasts Officer for Dublin, Richard, will be attending the screening of Save The Waves Film at Patagonia Ireland this evening.
Our Coasts Our Voices at Other Voices, Co. Kerry
Ventry Community Centre Ventry, Co. Kerry, IrelandAs part of Other Voices event, Clean Coasts programme shall host a family day at Ventry Community Centre, which is 10 minutes drive from Dingle where Other Voices is located. The day will be a marine environment education day with a mixture of stands and workshops throughout the day. Clean Coasts programme engages with community [...]
Green-Schools Marine Forum
Clean Coasts Will be taking part in Green-Schools marine forum on Tuesday and Wednesday, 5th and 6th December. For more information on Green-Schools, please visit their website: greenschoolsireland.org.
Environmental Education Unit’s Winter Meeting
An Taisce's Environmental Education Unit will meet today and tomorrow in Athlone for our winter meeting. This will include updates on programmes such as Clean Coasts, Green-Schools, LEAF, Green Home, Green-Campus, etc. as well as workshops on current environmental issues.
Christmas
We wish everyone a very happy Christmas!
New Year’s Day
We want to wish everyone a very happy New Year and we hope that you can make protecting Ireland's beaches, seas and marine life part of your New Year resolutions!
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 [...]
Outsider Awards – Dublin
Clean Coasts will be attending the Outsider Awards night on Wednesday 24th January. The winner of the Leave No Trace and Clean Coasts Most Devoted to the Environment Award will be announced on the night. Check out all the amazing nominations here: outsider.ie/outsider-awards/most-devoted-environment/.
Irish Sailing Cruising Conference
DublinClean Coasts will be talking at the annual Irish Sailing Cruising Conference about our programme and also, what sailors can do to help protect our beaches, seas and marine life. The third Irish Sailing CruisingConference 2018 returns to Dublin on 17 February 2018, at the Clayton Hotel in Leopardstown, just off the M50 in South County Dublin. [...]
The Riptide Movement Coast to Coast Irish Tour 2018 Official Launch Night
Number Twenty Two 22 Anne St S, Dublin, IrelandThe Riptide Movement will be undertaking a Coast to Coast Tour of Ireland over Summer 2018. The tour will involve the band performing their inimitable full live show at a number of coastal venues around the island of Ireland, while also spreading the messages promoted by Clean Coasts Ireland that our beaches, coastlines, rivers, city [...]