Temporary Advisory notices not to swim issued for Claremont and Malahide beaches
Please be advised that temporary advisory notices not to swim have been issued for Claremont and Malahide beaches for 72 hrs. The notices are based on early bathing water e.coli results for samples taken on Tuesday 17th August, 2021.
Please be advised that temporary advisory notices not to swim have been issued for Claremont and Malahide beaches for 72 hrs. The notices are based on early bathing water e.coli results for samples taken on Tuesday 17th August, 2021.
Preliminary e.coli results 1616 MPN/100ml for Claremont. Preliminary e.coli results 1112 MPN/100ml for Malahide. We await full results including enterococci due tomorrow from samples taken on 17/8/21.
The Advisory Notices state that to reduce the risk of illness, beach users should take the following precautions:
- Avoid swallowing or splashing water
- Wash your hands before handling food
- Avoid swimming with an open cut or wound
- Avoid swimming if you are pregnant or have a weakened immune system
Resamples have been scheduled tomorrow for Claremont and Malahide with results due Saturday 21/8/21.
The Beaches remain open but beach users are asked to respect the Advisory notices as they have 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 (i.e. What are the standards used in bathing water) and the assessment of risk to bather health deemed to meet “Poor” standard (risk circa >10% of contracting gastro-intestinal illness) please got to https://www.fingal.ie/bathing-water-quality-monitoring-faqs
