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KERRY County Council has decided to run with prior-warnings for designated bathing beaches this weekend as a result of the heavy rains today and forecast over Saturday and Sunday.
It comes as heavy rains have resulted in a sewerage network overflow in Ballybunion North beach this afternoon and advice from HSE is to place a bathing prohibition notice on that beach until water quality improves.
This has been carried out and testing will continue until the water quality has returned to normal levels.
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Meanwhile, Kerry County Council has decided to run with prior-warnings for designated bathing beaches at Ballybunnion South, Ballyheigue, Banna, Fenit, Maharabeg, Ventry, Inch, Kells, Cuas Crom, White Strand (Caherciveen), Ballinskelligs, Derrynane and Inny Strand (Waterville).
Prior-warning is not a prohibition on bathing or an advice against bathing. Notification of the warnings, along with information on same will be available on the EPA website www.beaches.ie
The warning runs from today, June 24, and will remain in place until the results from the bathing water samples of next week’s sampling run are available which will probably be on Wednesday and Thursday.
