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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 […]

LIFEGUARDS will be on duty on all Blue Flag Beaches in Kerry at weekends commencing from this Bank Holiday Weekend, increasing to seven days per week on all of those beaches from the beginning of July. Beachgoers are reminded that lifeguards are only on duty during specific times which are […]

AN Taisce has announced that 13 Kerry beaches and two marinas will be awarded Blue Flags for the coming year. The awards were presented by Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform at a ceremony Curracloe Beach in County Wexford this afternoon. The 13 […]

KERRY has been awarded 14 Blue Flags this summer including 12 at beaches around the county, one at Fenit Marina and one at the Portmagee Seasonal Pontoons in south Kerry. The decision of the International Blue Flag jury was announced today and sees the following beaches awarded Blue Flags for […]

AN Garda Síochána and Kerry County Council are appealing for motorists to park responsibly when visiting public beaches and amenity areas. The appeal comes after parking issues at beaches and amenity areas throughout Kerry in recent weeks in which vehicles have been obstructed / blocked in and roadways obstructed. In many […]

PUBLIC car parks at Kerry beaches will re-open on Monday next, May 18, but the 5km rule on travel restrictions still applies. The car parks were closed at the beginning of April in the interests of public health and limiting the spread of the coronavirus. Kerry County Council has decided […]

FOLLOWING consultation with An Garda Síochána, and in the interests of limiting the spread of the coronavirus, Kerry County Council will close all public car parks at beaches around the county for the Easter weekend. The decision follows the issuing of clear national public health advice that members of the […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Norma Foley has warmly welcomed the news that Kerry has retained its 14 Blue Flags at 13 of the county’s beaches as well as Fenit Marina. The decision of the International Blue Flag jury announced today (Monday) sees the following beaches retain their […]

Kerry Council Council has made specially adapted beach wheelchairs available for wheelchair users and people with disabilities at two Kerry beaches this summer. The Hippocampe wheelchairs are designed to make it easier for beach users with a disability or mobility restrictions to access and enjoy local beaches. With the support […]

BANNA, Fenit and Ballyheigue were among the 14 beaches awarded Blue Flags today. A blue flag standard is an international award which recognises outstanding compliance with sewage treatment and bathing water quality criteria. It was awarded to 88 Irish beaches or marinas for this year, three more than last year. […]

THERE was good news for beachgoers this morning as bathing water quality at the county’s identified bathing water sites is classified as ‘excellent’ in all cases. In a report published today, the Environmental Protection Agency found the standard of water quality at all of the 15 identified bathing water locations […]

  FENIT harbour and marina will raise a Blue Flag this year after joining the 13 other beaches, including Banna and Ballyheigue, awarded the excellent standard by An Taisce. Kerry beaches have again maintained their excellent standard with the awarding of 14 Blue Flags for 2016, two more than in 2013. […]

  KERRY County Council has welcomed the findings of a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency which has found the quality of all identified bathing waters in Kerry to be of excellent quality. Kerry is one of only three local authority areas in the country where all designated bathing areas […]

  FENIT and Banna are among the 13 Kerry beaches which have won Blue Flags (12 retaining  from last year) at an awards ceremony in south Kerry today. An Taisce announced the International Blue Flag Award and the National Green Coast Award recipients for 2015 with a total of 144 awards presented by the […]