There are more than 500 different species of seaweed growing along the 3,000 kilometres of our coastline and now is a perfect time to explore these from the shore or by snorkelling at high tide
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The number of sites receiving the award is up two on last year’s total.
79 of the 81 beaches and all 10 marinas awarded in 2020 have retained Blue Flag status for 2021.
Four additional beaches have obtained Blue Flag status for the 2021 bathing season, including Inchydoney East Beach in Cork which earned the award for the first time.
Meanwhile, Ballymoney North Beach in Wexford and Bertra in Mayo failed to retain Blue Flag status this year.
Both beaches did not meet the excellent water quality standard necessary to obtain Blue Flag status, though the quality at these sites was deemed good based on water samples taken between 2017 and 2020.