The Clean Coasts Roadshow events are back this February 2026.

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. We hold both public and private Roadshows with private Roadshows open to those who are already part of a Clean Coasts Group, while public Roadshows are open to everyone.

Usually, Roadshows are an occasion to collaborate and 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 2026.

A full list of upcoming events will be updated below!

What’s to come for 2026 so far:

• Louth and Meath: Slide show presentation + beach action event with St. Ciaran’s Secondary School Kells and foreign exchange schools. Private Event.  

• Wicklow: Marine Conservation Talk and Beach Action Event, Greystones, Wicklow. Private Event 

• Kerry: BEAG Green Day, Ballinskelligs, Kerry, with Ballinskelligs Environmental Action Group. 22nd March 2026, Time TBC. Open to the Public.  

• Mayo: Clean Coasts and Free Litter AT Information Talk, followed by on-land and underwater clean up, with Inish Turk Development and Diving Ireland Inishturk, Mayo. 21st March 2026, from 9am-11am. On land clean up open to public, underwater clean up private.  

• Meath: Council and Costal Community Group Meeting. East Meath Civic Centre. 4th March. Private. 

• Sligo: Clean Coasts Biodiversity and Heritage talk with West Sligo Schools Groups and Creative Cluster to inspirate works of art.  Enniscrone Beach, Sligo. Private Event 

• Roscommon: 2 marine workshops – 1 for junior and 1 for senior age categories with Scoil Bhride, Fourmilehouse. Private. 

• Sligo: Dunes Heritage Walk & Talk at Trá Buí, Sligo. Dates and Times still TBC. Open to the Public, more information to come.  

• North Kerry: Planting demo with ACT and Banna Coast Care, Banna Beach. Time and Date TBC. More Information to come. 

• Meath: World Water Day river to sea clean up with Clean Coasts, TIdy Towns and Beaufort College. 20th March. Private.  

• Waterford: Planting demo with ACT, and Tramore Eco Group, Tramore Beach.  Time and Date TBC. More Information to come. 

• Galway: Shell survey, beach clean and beach art. With focus on the Think Before You Flush campaign. Grattan beach, Galway. With Claddagh NS. Private Event. 

• Dublin: Bird walk and oyster talk in Dun Laoghaire with Bird Watch Ireland and Green Ocean Foundation. 11th April 2026, 10am-12:30pm. Open to the public. 

• Clare: Shell survey, beach clean and beach art. With focus on the Think Before You Flush campaign. Lahinch Beach, Clare.  With Lisdoonvarna TYs.  Private Event. 

• Galway:  Environmental themed workshop with Circus 250, at Lettergesh Beach Galway. Private Event.  

• Dublin: Marram grass planting at Rush South Beach with Rush Tidy Towns and Clean Coasts. Date and times still TBC. More information to come.  

What we’ve gotten up to already in 2026:  

• Dublin: Reset Festival Volunteer Fair, LinkedIn Offices, with Dublin Volunteer Centre and LinkedIn. January 21st, 11am – 2pm. Open to the Public. 

• Wexford: Beach Clean and Wetlands Talk for World Wetlands Day. Nethertown Beach & Lady’s Island Community Centre, Wexford. 7th February 2026, Beach Clean 11am and Talk 1pm. Open to the Public.  

• Wexford: Community Beach Clean, Duncannon Beach, with Duncannon Village Renewal,7th February 2026 11am.Open to the Public

More events and listing updates will be added above as dates and information is available, so keep an eye out for updates. 

Ticketed events will also be available from our Eventbrite here

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 in 2025. 

Some notable actions include: 

• 50kg of rubbish was collected by 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.