Join us for our Clean Coasts Citizen Science Week next week. Citizen science is a growing area of interest and provides valuable data on biodiversity worldwide. From 2nd- 6th November we will talk about citizen science, the impact of people tackling waste in Ireland, citizen science online, biodiversity and more, with guests speakers, webinars, blog posts, etc...

Join us for a discussion on how people power can be used to combat marine waste. We will discuss how Clean Coast groups can add to international data on ocean plastics. Sarah will tell us about the work of Ocean Conservancy and how to utilise technology by download the Clean Swell app to record the waste that you collect, as well as how this data informs important policy and further research.

Find out about citizen science projects you can get involved with from the comfort of your own home.

Citizen Science discussion with Dave Wall from National Biodiversity Data Centre followed by Q&A. About this Event Citizen science is a growing area of interest and provides valuable data on biodiversity worldwide. We will delve into how you can get involved with identifying and recording coastal species using 'Explore Your Shore' resources. Dave will talk to us about interesting discoveries that have been made and how the valuable data collected by the general public is used.

Live webinar conversation with extreme open water swimmers - Nuala Moore and Lisa McDaniel About this Event As part of our 'Waters and the Wild' webinar series, Clean Coasts speaks to open water swimmers Nuala Moore and Lisa McDaniel. Nuala is a champion and instructor of cold water and open water swimming going back decades. Lisa swam the [...]

Live webinar conversation with award-winning underwater photographers Naomi Rose and Ivan Donoghue About this Event As part of our 'Waters and the Wild' webinar series, Clean Coasts speaks to professional underwater photographer Naomi Rose (from Ireland to Australia) and long-term member and chairman of Wexford Sub Aqua Club and Love Your Coast Photographer of the Year 2020, Ivan [...]

Live webinar conversation with kayaking and canoeing champions David Horkan and Jim Kennedy About this Event As part of our 'Waters and the Wild' webinar series, Clean Coasts speaks to two of Ireland's top paddlers, David Horkan and Jim Kennedy. Both paddlers hold a whole list of impressive achievements which they will discuss with us, sharing their insights [...]

Dublin Community Clean-Up 2021 will take place from the 11th to the 19th of September and it will be proudly supported by the four local authorities. The event was first created in 2019. Building on the success of previous calls to action such as Dodder Action Day, Dublin Canals Action Day, Team Dublin Clean-up and [...]

The Big Beach Clean 2021 will take place between the 17th and 19th of September. The Big Beach Clean is a Clean Coasts initiative that usually takes place in September, with the end of the bathing season. During the Big Beach Clean, Clean Coasts volunteers are asked to carry out marine litter surveys to quantify the amount [...]

Big Beach Clean 2021 - Bull Island Beach About this event This year’s Bull Island Big Beach Clean 2021 will take place on Friday, the 17th of September from 8:00am-9:00am.   The Big Beach Clean is a Clean Coasts initiative as part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), operated internationally by Ocean Conservancy. This call to action takes [...]

Big Beach Clean 2021 - Ardmore Beach About this event This year’s Ardmore Big Beach Clean 2021 will take place on Friday, the 17th of September from 1:00pm- 2:30pm.   The Big Beach Clean is a Clean Coasts initiative as part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), operated internationally by Ocean Conservancy. This call to action takes place [...]

Big Beach Clean 2021 - Bundoran Beach About this event This year’s Bundoran Big Beach Clean 2021 will take place on Friday, the 17th of September from 1:00pm-2:30pm.   The Big Beach Clean is a Clean Coasts initiative as part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), operated internationally by Ocean Conservancy. This call to action takes place in [...]

Big Beach Clean 2021 - Greystones Beach About this event This year’s Greystones Big Beach Clean 2021 will take place on Saturday, the 18th of September from 10:00am-11:30am.   The Big Beach Clean is a Clean Coasts initiative as part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), operated internationally by Ocean Conservancy. This call to action takes place in [...]

Big Beach Clean 2021 - Templetown Beach About this event This year’s Templetown Big Beach Clean 2021 will take place on Saturday, the 18th of September from 10:00am-11:30am.   The Big Beach Clean is a Clean Coasts initiative as part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), operated internationally by Ocean Conservancy. This call to action takes place in [...]

Big Beach Clean 2021 - Garryvoe Beach About this event This year’s Garryvoe Big Beach Clean 2021 will take place on Saturday, the 18th of September from 10:00am-11:30am.   The Big Beach Clean is a Clean Coasts initiative as part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), operated internationally by Ocean Conservancy. This call to action takes place in [...]

As part of the Dublin Community Clean-up event and World Clean Up Day, the South Inner City Community Development Association (SICCDA) in conjunction with Clean Coasts is delighted to be hosting The Big Liberties Clean-up. The event will take place in multiple locations across The Liberties on the 18th of September. It will start at [...]

Big Beach Clean 2021 - Strandhill Beach About this event This year’s Strandhill Big Beach Clean 2021 will take place on Saturday, the 18th of September from 12:00pm-1:30pm.   The Big Beach Clean is a Clean Coasts initiative as part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), operated internationally by Ocean Conservancy. This call to action takes place in [...]

Winners will be announced on 12th November at 6pm on our Facebook and YouTube channel.