Clean Coasts

Navan National Learning Network Beach Clean - Gormanstown
2017-09-13 | Gormanstown, Gormanstown, Co. Meath, Ireland
Clean Coasts Officer for Meath, Aidan, will be doing a beach clean and other biodiversity-related activities with Navan’s National Learning Network at Gormanstown Beach, Co. Meath on Wednesday, 13th September.

Corporate Volunteering Day - Deloitte
2017-09-08 | Bull Island
Clean Coasts Officer, Aidan, will be hosting a Corporate Volunteering Day at Bull Island, Co. Dublin with employees of Deloitte.The day will include a clean-up as well as other biodiversity and team building activities. This will be done as part of our Corporate Volunteering initiative where we work with organisations who want to give back to the community.
If you are interested in this initiative please check out our page or contact us for more details.

Navan National Learning Network Beach Clean - Laytown
2017-09-06 | Laytown, Laytown, Co. Meath, Ireland
Clean Coasts Officer for Meath, Aidan, will be doing a beach clean and other biodiversity-related activities with Navan’s National Learning Network at Laytown Beach, Co. Meath on Wednesday, 6th September.

Nominations for Ocean Hero Awards Now Open
2017-09-01 | National
We 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 of the Year.
What are the Ocean Hero Awards?
The Clean Coasts’ Ocean Hero Awards are about honouring the invaluable contribution Ireland’s coastal communities have made towards conserving our spectacular coastline. The awards, originally called the ‘Clean Coasts’ Merit Awards’, were conceived in 2006, consisting then of only one category, ‘The Clean Coasts’ Group of the Year’. Since then the Clean Coasts’ programme has grown to engage over 550 Clean Coasts groups, becoming embedded in many coastal communities nationwide. In an effort to recognise this growth the number of Ocean Hero categories have expanded to include six categories.
Ocean Hero Award Nominations
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 here: surveymonkey.com/r/Ocean-Heroes-2017.
For the ‘Idea of Year Award’ we are looking for volunteers who have raised the profile of coastal protection in their community through awareness raising events and interesting initiatives.
The nomination process only takes a few minutes and we would love to hear your voice. Nominations must be received by Friday October 20th for inclusion in the selection process.
Nominations are invited in the following categories:

Group of the Year
Individual of the Year
School of the Year
Business of the Year
Idea of the Year
Beach Clean of the Year

Marine Litter: Impacts and Solutions - Heritage Week Talk
2017-08-22 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
Clean Coasts Officer for Mayo, Olivia, will be in Swinford, Co. Mayo today to give a talk on the work of Clean Coasts and the impacts and solutions of marine litter for National Heritage Week.
Clean Coasts An Taisce campaigns for Marine Litter, Sources, Impacts and Solutions . Simple,quick, easy steps to reduce, eliminate, prevent marine litter.
4 campaigns to reduce, eliminate, prevent marine litter. 2 Minute Beach Clean, Think Before You Flush, 2 Minute Street Clean, Beat Micro Beads. 70% of marine litter is plastic. 80% marine litter is from land. Top ten sources of litter with how to steps to reduce, eliminate, prevent litter from each. Presenter North-West Coastal Program Officer An Taisce
More info: http://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/marine-litter-impacts-solutions-1

Closing Date for the Love Your Coast Photography Competition
2017-08-18 | National
Today 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/.

Corporate Volunteering Day - Apple
2017-07-27 | Garryvoe
Our 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.

Environmental Education Unit’s Summer Meeting
2017-07-20 - 2017-07-21
All the staff and programmes in An Taisce’s Environmental Education Unit will be attending the annual staff summer meeting which will take place over 2 days. The Clean Coasts team will have the opportunity to get updates on what is happening in other programmes across the Unit as well as update everyone on the work we have carried out this year.

Clean Coasts Presents 'Beach Rescue Project' - Strandhill, Co. Sligo
2017-07-08 14:00 - 20:00 | Strandhill, Strandhill, Co. Sligo, Ireland
Clean 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 Germany.
The Beach Resuce Project is being held in Ireland for the first time and it aims to create a fun and festive atmosphere whilst drawing attention to coastal issues such as marine litter and dune erosion.
The day’s activities are open to the public and include beach yoga, surfing demos, face-painting, sand sculpting, marram grass planting, ‘Talks in the Park’, and most importantly a Big Beach Clean.
We will also be throwing an after-party in The Strand Bar to thank everyone who takes part in the beach clean. The party will include a BBQ, live music from soul singing sensation Buck Taylor and for those over 18, a free glass of Barefoot wine to toast a job well done!
There will also be plenty of giveaways on the day, including prizes for those who collect the most litter.

Marram Grass Planting Workshop - Inch, Co. Kerry
2017-07-02 | Inch Beach, Inch Beach, Inch Beach, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Marram 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.
This workshop will take place at Inch Beach on Sunday 2nd July from
Please bring:

Appropriate clothing for the weather/practical session and sturdy boots.
A spade/trowel.
A large bucket

Corporate Volunteering Day - Google
2017-06-26 | Killiney Beach, Killiney, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Our 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.

Sea Sessions
2017-06-24 - 2017-06-25 | Main Beach, Main Beach, Bundoran, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Clean 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 win spot prizes.

Corporate Volunteering Day - Google
2017-06-23 | Dublin
Our 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.

Corporate Volunteering Day - Google
2017-06-16 | Dun Laoghaire, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Our 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.

Zumba on the Beach – Kerry
2017-06-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Fenit, Fenit Island, Co. Kerry, Ireland
As 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.

Seal Release & Beach Clean – Wexford
2017-06-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Dodds Rock Beach, Courtown , Gorey, Co. Wexford, Ireland
Seal 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.

Photography Competition Launch
2017-06-11 | National
Clean Coasts Love Your Coast Photography Competition will be launched on May 9th. See the Love Your Coast Photography Competition page for all the details.

Yoga on the Beach – Inchydoney, Cork
2017-06-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, Ireland
As 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, contact Susan at svickers@eeu.antaisce.org.

Celebrate Your Shore – Galway
2017-06-10
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.

Extreme Clean Day
2017-06-10 | National
CALLING 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 Clean Day’ on Saturday 10th June. To take part all you have to do is organise an outing somewhere along the Irish coastline, register it with us and clean as you go!
You can register your group for ‘Extreme Clean Day’ on this webpage and in return we will send you out a clean-up kit with gloves, bags, data collection cards, posters and high-vis vests.
We also have 2 GoPro cameras up for grabs for best photo and video taken on the day. Post your images onto our Facebook page by 12 midnight on the 10th June and we will announce the winners the next day!
Please act responsibly and do not take unnecessary risks during this event. Images found to display hazardous behaviour will not be published or entered into our competition.

Marram Grass Planting – Donegal
2017-06-09 11:00 - 15:00 | Lisfannon Beach, Lisfannon, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Together 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 a shovel, bucket and packed lunch as well as suitable clothing for the weather.
For more information, contact Beckey-Finn at bfbritton@eeu.antaisce.org.
Sand dunes act as natural buffers to the forces of the ocean and worth protecting. They are our one of our natural coastal defence mechanisms and protect the land behind the dune area whether agricultural or housing areas. They are also an important habitat for coastal flora and fauna. As part of Clean Coasts Week we will have a stand alone day bringing attention to the importance of sand dune protection, this will be evident on our social media along with several marram grass planting events happening around the country.

Corporate Volunteering Day - SAP
2017-06-09 | Bull Island
Our Clean Coasts officer for Dublin, Aidan, is carrying out a corporate volunteering day with SAP 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.

Marram Grass Planting – Sligo
2017-06-09 | Lissadell, Lissadell, Lissadell, Co. Sligo, Ireland
Together with our group, Lissadell Clean Coasts, we will be running a practical marram grass planting workshop at Lissadell beach in Sligo 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 a shovel, bucket and packed lunch as well as suitable clothing for the weather.
For more information, contact Olivia at ojones@eeu.antaisce.org.
Sand dunes act as natural buffers to the forces of the ocean and worth protecting. They are our one of our natural coastal defence mechanisms and protect the land behind the dune area whether agricultural or housing areas. They are also an important habitat for coastal flora and fauna. As part of Clean Coasts Week we will have a stand alone day bringing attention to the importance of sand dune protection, this will be evident on our social media along with several marram grass planting events happening around the country.

10 Mile Wild Atlantic Way Coastal Cleanup – Donegal
2017-06-08 10:30 - 13:00 | Castle Adventure Open Farm, Rossnowlagh Road, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, Ireland
To 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, bags and litter pickers will be provided. Please wear clothing suitable for the weather and sensible clothing. All welcome!

Marram Grass Planting – Kerry
2017-06-08 | Ballinskelligs, Ballinskelligs, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Together with one of our local Clean Coasts groups, we will be running a practical marram grass planting workshop at Ballinskelligs beach in Kerry on Thursday 8th June as part of World Oceans Day. It will give those attending a full understanding of how the process is done and also tackle dune erosion at the beach.

13km Wild Atlantic Way Coastal Cleanup – Kerry
2017-06-08 | Dingle, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland
To celebrate our coast for World Oceans Day, Clean Coasts Officer for Kerry is teaming up with our group, Ocean World Dingle for one of Ireland’s biggest C0ca-Cola Clean Coasts Week beach cleans which will take place along the 13km Wild Atlantic Way Dingle Peninsula. Time and meeting point to be confirmed.Gloves, bags and litter pickers will be provided. Please wear clothing suitable for the weather and sensible clothing. All welcome!

World Oceans Day 2017
2017-06-08 | International
World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. This site serves as the central coordinating platform for World Oceans Day, with free resources and ideas for everyone – no matter where you live – to help expand the reach and impact of World Oceans Day on June 8 and year-round.
Overall theme for World Oceans Day 2017:
Our Oceans, Our Future
Conservation action focus:
Encouraging solutions to plastic pollution and preventing marine litter for a healthier ocean and a better future

Panel Discussion and Screening – Cork
2017-06-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Royal Cork Yacht Club, Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven, Co. Cork, Ireland
A collaborative evening event between Clean Coasts & MaREI, to celebrate Clean Coasts Week and the Cork Harbour Festival at 7:30pm at the Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven to celebrate Clean Coasts Week and the Cork Harbour Festival.
Inspired by the communication methods of yore, Clean Coasts is pleased to host a compelling panel to explore the issue of marine pollution and how Ireland can best position itself for the challenges of living sustainably.
The panel will consist of a variety of people involved with marine litter issues; from researchers, to documentary makers to community influencers and people working on the ground to bring about and encourage positive behaviour change.
The panel will consider the current and projected issues of litter in Ireland and will discuss ways to bring about changes in how we are currently living.
Irish Documentary maker Vincent Hyland will screen his new documentary “Plastics in Paradise” before the panel event.
Following the panel discussions, the audience will be asked to participate in a Cafe Style discussion event – where they will discuss some intriguing questions and problems facing communities in Ireland today. This brain storming session will likely raise even more questions but hopefully some solutions may also be inspired!

Marine Litter Talk & Beach Clean – Donegal
2017-06-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Downings Beach, Downings Beach, Downings, Co. Donegal, Ireland
To 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 to everyone to attend.
It will take place on Wednesday, June 7th in at 10am at Downings beach. To RSVP or for more information, contact Beckey-Finn at bfbritton@eeu.antaisce.org.

Think Before You Flush Day
2017-06-07 | National
Think Before You Flush is a public awareness campaign about the problem sanitary products and other items can cause in our marine environment and our wastewater systems if they are flushed down the toilet. The campaign is operated by An Taisce’s Clean Coasts programme and is supported by Irish Water. The Think Before You Flush campaign invites you to join us in making small changes in your bathroom behaviour like never using the toilet to dispose of sanitary products.
