Blue Flag Awardees 2014
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BLUE FLAG AWARDEES 2014 Local Authority/Marina Operator Awarded Beach/Marina Details Louth Port Louth retains 3 Blue Flags Louth Templetown Louth Clogherhead Fingal Skerries South Beach Fingal regains 4 Blue Flags having lost the Blue Flags in 2013 due to noncompliance with the excellent standard of the new BWD. Fingal Balcarrick, Donabate Fingal Portrane Fingal Portmarnock DLR Killiney DLR retains 2 Blue Flags. DLR SeaPoint Wicklow Brittas Bay North Wicklow retains 3 Blue Flags. Wicklow Brittas Bay South Wicklow Greystones South Beach Wexford Curracloe Wexford will be awarded 4 Blue Flags having retained 3 Blue Flags for Curracloe, Courtown and Rosslare Strand and has regained the Blue Flag for Morriscastle after not being awarded in 2013. Wexford Courtown Wexford Morriscastle Wexford Rosslare Strand Waterford Clonea Waterford has retained the Blue Flag for 2 beaches Tramore and Clonea and has regained the Blue Flag for Councellor’s Strand and Dunmore Strand. Waterford Councellors Stand Waterford Dunmore Strand Waterford Tramore Cork Garrylucas Cork retains the Blue Flags for 5 beaches. Cork Inchydoney Cork Owenahincha Cork Barleycove Cork Tragumna Kerry Ballinskelligs Kerry has been awarded 12 Blue Flags retaining 11 Blue Flags since last year. Ballybunnion North has regained the Blue Flag status. Rossbeigh beach has lost its Blue Flag due to ongoing construction at the beach as a result if considerable storm damage. Kerry Ballybunion North Kerry Ballybunion South Kerry Ballyheigue Kerry Banna Kerry Derrynane Kerry Fenit Kerry Inch Kerry Kells Kerry Maherabeg Kerry Ventry Kerry White Strand Clare Ballycuggeran Clare will be awarded 7 Blue Flags having retained 6 Blue Flags since last year and regained the Blue Flag for Lahinch after losing out due to water quality in 2013. Miltown malbay and Spanish Point were not awarded the Blue Flag due to ongoing construction works primarily as a result of storm damage. Clare Kilkee Clare Whitestrand Doonbeg Clare Mountshannon Clare Cappa Clare Fanore Clare Lahinch Galway Traught Galway retains 5 Blue Flags. Galway Cill Mhuirbhigh Galway Loughrea Galway Tra an Doilin Galway Tra Mhor, Indreabhan Galway City Salthill Galway City retains 2 Blue Flags. Galway City Silverstrand Mayo Dooega Mayo has retained 10 Blue Flags since last year. Mulranny and Bertra have lost their Blue Flags as a result of storm damage to the beaches.. Mayo Carrowmore Mayo Clare Island Mayo Ross Killala Mayo Golden Strand Mayo Mullaghroe Mayo Silverstrand, Dugort Mayo Keel Mayo Elly Bay Mayo Keem Sligo Rosses Point Sligo retains its 2 Blue Flags. Sligo Enniscrone Donegal Bundoran Donegal retains its 13 Blue Flags. Donegal Culdaff Donegal Fintra Donegal Downings Donegal Killahoey Donegal Marblehill Donegal Lisfannon Donegal Murvagh Donegal Naran Donegal Magherawarden Donegal Shroove Donegal Rossnowlagh Donegal Carrickfinn County Marina Westmeath Killinure Marina Retained Wexford Kilmore Quay Retained Wexford New Ross Marina Retained Cork The Royal Cork Yacht Club Retained GREEN COASTS AWARDEES 2014 Beach Name Award Details Cork Ardnahinch Cork has retained 9 Green Coast Awards. Cork Ballyrisode Cork Dooneen Pier Cork Galley Cove Cork Garnish Cork Inch Cork Oysterhaven Cork Ring Cork Rocky Bay Donegal Ballyhernan Donegal has retained 6 Green Coast Awards. Donegal Dooey Beach Donegal Drumnatinney Donegal Magheroarty Donegal Port Arthur Donegal Rathmullan Fingal Balcarrick Fingal has regained the GCA for 4 beaches. These 4 beaches are dual award achieving Blue Flag status also. Fingal Portrane Fingal Skerries South Fingal The Velvet Strand Portmarnock Galway Aillebrack Galway has been awarded 6 Green Coast Awards retaining 5 since last year and has been awarded the Green Coast Award for Trá gCaorach Inis Oirr for the first time. Dog’s Bay has lost the Green Coast Award due to infrastructural damage to the access road as a result of the storms. Galway Dumhach Galway East End Inisbofin Galway Renvyle Galway Trá Inis Oirr Galway Trá gCaorach Inis Oirr* Galway City Salthill Galway City has retained 2 Green Coast Awards. Galway City Silver Strand Kerry Béal Bán Kerry has retained the Green Coast Award for Béal Bán Mayo Ballycastle Mayo has 9 Green Coast Awards retaining 7 and gaining 2 for Ballycastle and Silver Strand. Mayo Carrowniskey Mayo Cross, Belmullet Mayo Cross, Louisburgh Mayo Portacloy Mayo Silver Strand Mayo Srah Mayo Termon Mayo Whitestrand Sligo Dunmoran Sligo has retained 5 Green Coast Awards. Sligo Enniscrone Sligo Mullaghmore Sligo Rosses Point Sligo Streedagh Waterford Guillamene Waterford has 7 Green Coast Awards having retained the Green Coast Award for 5 beaches, regaining the award for Annestown and being awarded the GCA for Kilfrassey for the first time. Waterford Annestown Waterford Ballyquin Waterford Curragh Waterford Goat Island Waterford Kilfrassey* Waterford Newtown Cove Wexford Ballinesker Wexford has retained all 4 Green Coast Awards. Wexford Cahore Wexford Culleton’s Gap Wexford Old Bawn Wicklow Arklow Wicklow has regained the Green Coast Award for Arklow *Being awarded the Green Coast Award for the first time. .