The Clean Coasts Roadshow will take place all across Ireland between February and May 2025

The Clean Coasts Roadshows are a series of free talks and workshops for coastal communities which take place all around the coast of Ireland. The Roadshows aim to bring together all whom have an interest in protecting their local beaches, seas, marine life and environment.

The Roadshow events are a mix of talks and workshops covering a variety of topics such as biodiversity, dune systems, marine litter, wildlife, sustainable developments, work by local groups and organisations, and more. Usually, Roadshows are an occasion to discuss how community groups can build capacity with volunteers, attract new members and share the workload amongst the group, as well as look at various funding streams groups can avail of, including our Clean Coasts grant scheme for 2025.

WHAT’S COMING UP:

• Dublin: Biodiversity Week Event: Coastal Habitat Workshop at Booterstown Salt Marsh and Sand Spit. 25th May at 1pm

• Dublin: Biodiversity Week Event: Beach Walk and Talk Portmarnock 17th May 2pm-4pm

• Wexford: Biodiversity Week Event: Wildflower Event with Ballygarrett Tidy Towns and NPWS at Old Bawn Beach, Ballygarrett. 21st May 19:30 – 21:30

• Wexford: Biodiversity Week Event: Marine Conservation Talk with Seal Rescue Ireland, Courtown, 18th May 11.00 – 13.30

WHAT’S HAPPENED SO FAR:

• Clare: Free litter AT – Clean up Spanish Point with CLAMs, Spanish Point community group and Schools group. 12th March

• Clare: Big beach clean-up and beach art workshop with West Coast Surf Club. Lahinch beach. 20th April.

• Cork: Inchydoney Marram Grass Planting with Climate Ambassadors April 27th 12pm-3pm

• Cork: World Wildlife Day Walk, Talk and Beach Clean with Generation Glas, Ballynamona Beach 1st March

• Cork: Marram Grass Planting Walk and Talk with Blue Green Youghal, Youghal. 22nd march

• Donegal: Circus 250, beach clean at Magheroarty 15th April

• Dublin: Green Week TUD: Climate Ambassador Beach Clean and Biodiversity. Claremont Beach & Killiney Beach. 10th-14th March.

• Dublin: Beach clean and activities at Portmarnock beach with Centre for European Learning, 8th April

• Dublin, Marram Grass planting with Rush Tidy Towns, 6th April

• Dublin: Beach Clean and Activities at Portmarnock Beach with Centre for European Learning. 8th April.

• Donegal: Mulroy College Milford Clean Up Rathmullan with Rathmullan Coastcare 13th February.

• Donegal: Marine Week School Workshop at Whitecastle 8th April

• Galway: Beach clean, bio blitz, and talk at Salthill with Galway Atlantaquarium. 1st March

• Galway: Beach clean, bio blitz and talk with Galway Atlantaquarium. Salthill. 12th April.

• Galway: Circus 250 Beach Clean at Lettergesh 10th April, 10.30am

• Kerry: Green Day in Ballinskilligs with BEAG. 23rd March 2pm

• Kerry: Marram grass planting at Banna with Presentation Secondary School May 1st

• Louth: Beach clean and activities with Omeath Tidy Towns + Scoil Naomh Lorcan, 9th April

• Louth: Sand Dunes and Coastal Litter Workshop with Marine Explorers, Marine Institute at Seapoint, Termonfekin. 18th February

• Louth: Beach clean and activities, Seapoint, Termonfeckin with St. Ciaran’s SS + Novelplast. 3rd March 2025

• Louth: Beach clean and Oyster farm tour. Carlingford. 22nd March.

• Louth: Beach clean and talk Port beach with PayPal, Monday 7th April

• Westmeath: World Water Day – Lake underwater clean-up and water quality talk. At Lough Lene, Collinstown with LAWpro and Alpha Dive SAC. 23rd March 2025. Mayo: Circus 250 Clean Up Carrowteigue. 11th April

• Meath: Beach clean and activities with Omeath Tidy Towns + Scoil Naomh Lorcan. 9th April.

• Meath: LYC Intro and photographers showcase with Navan Camera Club and Navan Library. 10th April 7pm.

• Mayo: Free litter AT clean up with CLAMs and local community at Blacksod. 29th March 11am.

• Wexford: Lady’s Island Conservation Project. Kilmore Quay. 14th April

• Wexford: Lady’s Island Tern Conservation Project, Kilmore Quay, with Tomhaggard Clean Coasts Group, 14 April 2025, 7.30pm

• Wexford: Sand Dune Conservation & Education, Curracloe Beach, Wexford County Council, 18th April 11am-1pm Sligo: Marram grass planting training and talk on Coney island with Coney Island Community 22nd February at 10.30am

• Sligo: Circus 250 Clean Up at Easkey 12th April. 11am

• Wicklow: Talk and Beach Clean, from Greystones Library with North Wicklow Clean Coasts and Greystones Junior Tidy Towns.

More Clean Coasts Roadshow dates and events coming soon!

Watch this space for further dates and information on how to reserve a spot as we will be updating it regularly.