Post Tagged with: "Clean Coasts"

TO celebrate World Wildlife Day, the community in Tralee came together on Sunday morning to attend the first Clean Coasts Roadshow of the year in Kerry, which entailed a birdwatching event. Clean Coasts teamed up with Tralee Tidy Towns to run a birdwatching walk on Cocklelshell Beach in Tralee with […]

A CLEAN Coasts Roadshow free event will take place this Sunday morning, March 3, from 10am. Clean Coasts has teamed up with Tralee Tidy Towns to host a walk, talk and birdwatch with local birdwatcher Ed Carty on Cockleshell Beach. People are to meet at the Lock Gates at 10am. To […]

A KERRY woman won a Clean Coasts Ocean Hero Award at a ceremony in Dublin on Thursday. Martha Farrell from Maharees Conservation won the Individual of the Year in Clean Coasts Ocean Hero Awards at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel. This award acknowledges those individuals who initiate change and inspire […]

CLEAN Coasts has announced the shortlist for the annual Ocean Hero Awards and there are a number of Kerry groups and individuals on the shortlist. The Clean Coasts’ Ocean Hero Awards pay tribute to the exceptional contributions made by Clean Coasts volunteers, groups, and communities in safeguarding our coast and […]

CLEAN Coasts has announced the winning photographers of the 14th edition of the Love Your Coast photography competition and a number of images of Kerry feature in the Top 10 lists in each category. With a prize fund of €6,000, the competition has attracted hundreds of photographers all around Ireland […]

AN estimated five tonnes of litter were removed in County Kerry for the Big Beach Clean this month. In an extraordinary display of environmental stewardship and community spirit, 7,700 Clean Coasts volunteers rolled up their sleeves and removed a staggering over 46 tonnes of litter all across the country as part of […]

CLEAN Coasts, supported by Cully and Sully, is asking participants to sign up for the Big Beach Clean initiative which takes place next month in Kerry and around the country. In 2022, over 500 clean-up events took place and volunteers made an incredible impact by removing 42 tonnes of litter […]

KERRY County Council has come together with other local authorities from coastal regions across Ireland to pledge their commitment to the ‘Think Before You Flush’ campaign on all Blue Flag Beaches. This initiative aims to raise awareness about the detrimental effects of flushing instead of binning sanitary products on our […]

TO celebrate 20 years of Clean Coasts working with community groups to protect Ireland’s coast and marine life, a clean-up was organised on Banna Beach on Thursday. Clean Coasts have been supporting Banna Coastcare for the past ten years, a Clean Coasts group that was set up by Rachel Geary […]

IRISH environmental programme Clean Coasts is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and in honour of this milestone, over 300 groups in Ireland, including 27 in County Kerry, have registered to carry out a clean-up during the week around World Ocean Day. Clean-ups will be happening in groups of all […]

THE local community came together on Sunday for a marram grass planting and networking event organised by Clean Coasts and co-hosted by Banna Coastcare Group. There were 25 volunteers, including members of Banna Coast Care group and Clean Coasts volunteers from groups in the Maharees and Fenit ,taking part in […]

THE end of the year is always the best time to start thinking about what we want to achieve in the next one and to write down our New Year’s resolutions. With the “New Year, New You” video campaign, Clean Coasts are asking people in Kerry to choose a realistic and achievable […]

A KERRY-BASED Clean Coasts group won an Ocean Hero Special Achievement Award this afternoon. Clean Coasts hosted the Ocean Hero Awards Ceremony and Ocean Talks at Number 6 Kildare Street, in Dublin, to celebrate and thank the groups, individuals, communities, and businesses who, throughout the year, have done outstanding work […]

TWO Kerry-based groups have been shortlisted for the 2022 Clean Coasts Ocean Hero Awards this year. Fenit Coast Conservation are nominated for the Local Action Award and Maharees Conservation Association CLG are nominated twice in the Beach Clean Award category and the Special Achievement Award. Clean Coasts announced today the […]

A NUMBER of photos taken in Kerry have won prizes in the 13th edition of the Clean Coasts Love Your Coast photography competition announced at an award ceremony in the Smock Alley Theatre, in Dublin on Thursday. For the past 13 years, the Love Your Coast photography competition has been  inviting […]

OVER 620 volunteers from Kerry joined Clean Coasts latest call to action at the weekend, removing approximately 3.5 tonnes of litter. Clean Coasts received overwhelming support and commitment from Kerry volunteers. 28 groups banded together to host cleanups removing an estimated 3.5 tonnes of litter. Among these groups, we were joined by Maharees […]

THE Big Beach Clean initiative is back, and Clean Coasts, supported by Cully and Sully, are calling people all across Kerry to register to receive clean-up kits and join the world biggest clean-up from from September 16th to 18th. Last year in county Kerry almost 300 volunteers organised clean-ups in […]

VOLUNTEERS from all around Kerry came out on Saturday to take part in Clean Coasts and Fáilte Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way Community Clean-ups of Fenit Beach in Kerry. These events were created by Clean Coasts as part of their summertime Enjoy and Protect campaign with support from Fáilte Ireland, the […]

TWENTY clean ups took place at the weekend with Kerry volunteers answering Clean Coasts’ call to action to protect our ocean this June. Over 300 volunteers collected two tonnes of litter at the clean-up events held both on land and by the Kerry coast to prevent litter pollution at the […]

A NEW video from Clean Coasts is encouraging people in county Kerry to pledge to clean up their area in two minutes to protect the Irish coast and waterways. In a brand-new video produced by Clean Coasts with Cube Media, Clean Coasts is urging people to have a green New Year […]

TO mark UN World Toilet Day which takes place Friday, November 19, the Think Before You Flush campaign are asking the people of Kerry to value your toilet. Tomorrow highlights awareness of the 3.6 billion people worldwide living without access to safely managed sanitation. The campaign addresses the issue of flushing […]

THE Think Before You Flush Campaign, operated by Clean Coasts in partnership with Irish Water, is urging the people of Kerry to stop flushing wipes down the toilet. In doing so, everyone will help combat ‘fatbergs’, wastewater blockages and scary sewage related litter on beaches this Halloween. When flushed, wet […]

CLEAN Coasts are asking the people of Tralee to join well-known Tralee people to ‘Think Before You Flush’ this World Toilet Day. Tralee Tidy Towns and GLAN Tralee, in conjunction with Clean Coasts and Irish Water, have presented a new ‘Think Before You Flush’ video featuring well-known Tralee folk at […]

CLEAN Coasts and Irish Water are asking the people of Tralee to “Think Before You Flush”. The Think Before You Flush campaign aims to highlight the problems caused by flushing inappropriate items, such as wipes, down the toilet. This can cause blockages in homes, the wastewater infrastructure or end up […]

BANNA saw a fantastic turnout on Sunday for this year’s Clean Coasts Week. Forty enthusiastic volunteers, gave just one hour of their time to help clean up Kerry’s beautiful coastline. Approximately 30 bags of litter were collected, along with a tyre, two bags of bottles and some old wire fencing. […]

A BEACH clean-up has been organised by Clean Coasts and Irish Wildlife Trust at Derrymore Strand on Saturday February 25, at 10.oo am. The Beach Clean event promises to help keep one of the most beautiful spots in Tralee Bay pristine for everyone. As well as cleaning up the inevitable […]