The Clean Coasts Roadshow takes place all across Ireland between February and May each year!

The Clean Coasts Roadshows are a series of talks, workshops and action events for coastal communities which take place all around the coast of Ireland. These Roadshow events 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, panel discussions, coastal actions and workshops covering a variety of topics such as biodiversity, dune systems, marine litter, wildlife, sustainable developments, work by local groups and organisations, Clean Coasts Campaigns such as Think Before You Flush, Think Before You Pour and #2MinuteBeachClean, and more. We hold both public and private Roadshows nationwide, with private Roadshows open only to those who are already part of a Clean Coasts Group, while public Roadshows are open to everyone who would wish to attend.

Roadshows are also 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!

Ticketed events will also be available from our Eventbrite here  

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.   

• 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.   

• Wexford: Community Beach Clean, Grá Don Trá, Duncannon Beach, with Duncannon Village Renewal,7th February 2026 11am. 

• Sligo: Clean Coasts Biodiversity and Heritage talk with West Sligo Schools Groups and Creative Cluster to inspirate works of art.  Enniscrone Beach, Sligo. 3rd March 2026 

• Louth and Meath: Slide show presentation + beach action event with St. Ciaran’s Secondary School Kells and foreign exchange schools. 11th March 2026 

• Wicklow: Marine Conservation Talk and Beach Action Event, Greystones, Wicklow. 25th February 2026 

• Meath: Council and Costal Community Group Meeting. East Meath Civic Centre. 4th March 2026 

• Roscommon: 2 marine workshops – 1 for junior and 1 for senior age categories with Scoil Bhride, Fourmilehouse. 16th February 2026 

• Wicklow: Marine Conservation Talk at St. David’s School Greystones, with North Wicklow Clean Coasts. 12th March 2026. 

• Sligo: Dunes Heritage Walk & Talk at Trá Bhuí, Sligo. 21st March 2026, 11am-1pm.  

• Meath: World Water Day: River to Sea. Biodiversity focused, seashells show-and tell at school, followed by biodiversity walk with Clean Coasts, Meath County Council, and local primary school, Cannistown NS + Ramparts. 20th March 2026 

• Wexford: Tree Planting for Riverbank Restoration – Celebrating International Day of Forests with Courtown Community Council. 21st March 2026 

• Galway: Shell survey, beach clean and beach art. With focus on the Think Before You Flush campaign. Grattan beach, Galway. With Claddagh NS. 24th March 2026 

• Waterford: Taste of Waterford event, Dungarvan, with Waterford County Council, 25th March 26, 12pm to 2pm  

• Donegal:  Marine environmental workshops for 3 schools followed by a beach clean at Leabharrow Beach and Athphoirt Beach, Arranmore Island, Co. Donegal. 27th March 2026 

• Wexford: Grá don Trá – Part 2. Marine Conservation Exhibition, Beach Clean, and Talk, with Duncannon Village Renewal & Duncannon Tidy Towns. 4th April 2026 at 1pm.  

• Kerry: Easter Egg Case Hunt with Maharees Conservation and Development Group at Maharees beach. 4th April 2026.   

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

• Dublin: Ocean with David Attenborough Screening and Q&A, The New Theatre, Temple Bar. 17th April 2026 1.30-4pm.  

• Dublin: Biodiversity walk and cleanup with Trinity College Dublin Sustainability. 9th April 2026 from 11am-1pm.  

• North Kerry: Dune planting demo with Banna Coast Care, Banna Beach. 22nd April 2026.  

• Dublin: Marram grass planting at Rush South Beach with Rush Tidy Towns and Clean Coasts. 19th April 2026.  

• Louth: Clean-up and talk with local community, businesses and Clean Coasts at Seabank Dromiskin, with Dromiskin Tidy Towns. 22nd April 2026. 

• Dublin: Seashore explore, Clean Coasts Observers, Balbriggan, 9th  May 2026 10am-12pm.  

• Dublin: Clean Coasts Observer Explore Your Shore with a #2MinuteBeachClean Donabate, Fingal CoCo, 16th May 2026. 2pm to 4pm. 

• Cork city: Otter walk and talk & #2minutebeachclean, Ballincollig, with  An Taisce Climate Ambassadors. 16th May 2026 from 4pm-6pm.  

• Meath: Biodiversity protection presentation at East Meath Civic Centre, Bettystown with Meath County Council and Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPro) 16th May 2026, 1-2:30pm  

• Wexford: Invasive Species Walk & Talk Community Engagement with NPWS Knocksink, Ballygarrett Tidy Towns. 19th May 2026 

• Louth: School coastal workshop at Tallanstown NS as part of International Biodiversity Day, with Louth County Council.  

• Waterford: Clean Up in Clonea, 28th May 2026 from 6.30-8pm.  

• Clare: Shell survey, beach clean and beach art, with focus on the Think Before You Flush campaign. Lahinch Beach, Clare.  With Lisdoonvarna TYs.  26th April 2026 

• Galway:  Environmental themed workshop with Circus 250, at Lettergesh Beach Galway. 6th March 2026 

• Kerry: Tidy Towns event for Kerry based Tidy Town groups at Ballygarrett Hotel, Tralee, with Kerry County Council. 25th March 2026 

• Cork: Walk for Water event along the River Lee with Cork schools and Green Schools Water Theme at Lee Fields. 23rd April 2026 

• Galway: Circus 250 Clown Led Beach Clean, at Lettermullen with Lettermullen Tidy Towns. 3rd June 2026 

• Meath: Coastal workshop by Clean Coasts for community in Mornington. 9th May 2026.  

• Meath: School talk and beach clean with St. Cillian’s College Mornington to Bettystown, with Morninton Tidy Towns. 5th May 2026 

• Sligo: Circus 250 family day event in Blacksod, supported by a Clean Coasts beach clean. 6th June 2026 

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 clown 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.