Prohibition (Do not swim) notices issued for Claremont Beach and Velvet Strand, Portmarnock 

Please be advised of prohibition notices been erected at Portmarnock & Claremont Beaches today due to Urban Wastewater stormwater overflows posing a risk of pollution to bathing water quality at both beaches.

Incident is expected to last 5 days.

Velvet Strand Portmarnock and Claremont Beach remain open but beach users are asked to respect the ‘Do Not Swim’ notice as it has been put in place to ensure that the health of bathers is not compromised.

Members of the public can check for water quality at any of the monitored bathing waters in Ireland in advance by accessing the EPA website at www.beaches.ie or by checking the notice board at the entrance to each beach. 

To view  an explanation of the standards used for reporting results of bathing water please go to  https://www.fingal.ie/bathing-water-quality-monitoring-faqs

For further information on beaches and bathing water see Beaches and Bathing Water

For information on Lifeguards this week see Lifeguards Provision