The Clean Coasts Roadshow events for 2025 are now finished. The Clean Coasts Roadshow takes place all across Ireland between February and May each year! 

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

The Roadshows  are a mix of events such as clean ups, 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 avenue to discuss various funding streams groups can avail of, including our Clean Coasts grant scheme for 2025.

WHAT WE GOT UP TO IN 2025

• 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.

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

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

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

• 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

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

• 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.

35 Clean Coasts Roadshow Events were held across 14 Counties across the Country from February to May 2025. 

From school students, to community groups, and from businesses to eco-conscious individuals, the wide variety of roadshow events were enjoyed by over 1,070 people this year. 

Some notable actions include: 

• 50kg of rubbish was collected and 50 volunteeers at Lahinch beach in Clare, in collaboration with West Coast Surf Club and Banner Gleo, the event also included 3 surf sessions for kids and a beach art activity.
• Clean Coasts teamed up with Circus 250 for 3 separate clowned themed beach cleans and circus performance events with school students, encouraging the theme of environmental protection.
• A full industrial size skip was filled with waste collected by 20 volunteers in Blacksod Mayo as part of the Free Litter AT Project. The majority of the waste was made up of inshore fishing gear such as lobster pot, nets and rope.
• An underwater lake clean-up took place on World Water Day in Westmeath with 4 bags of litter being removed. This event was a reminder that all of our waterways are connected and we must care for and protect them all equally. 
• 6 Dune Conservation events took place all across the country, discussing dune systems, coastal erosion and nature-based solutions along with training workshops on how to plant marram grass.