The consistently high quality of Wexford public beaches and marinas is recognised again in the 2019 Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards. County Wexford has received a total of 9 Blue Flags and 8 Green Coast awards.
The Blue Flag beaches are Ballineskar Beach, Ballymoney North Beach, Carne, Courtown, Curracloe, Morriscastle and Rosslare.
Green Coast Awards go to Ballyhealy, Booley Bay, Cahore Point Beach, Cullenstown Strand, Culleton’s Gap (Curracloe), Grange, Old Bawn Beach and St. Helen’s Bay.
Wexford County Council Director of Services, John Carley, congratulated all those involved in maintaining the county’s beaches to the exacting standards expected by locals and visitors alike. He also praised the work of Coastcare Volunteer Groups, who play a very important role in achieving Green Coast status for Wexford’s beaches, stating that the Green Coast award “is an example of how the local community, supported by the local authority can achieve much for the local area while protecting and enhancing the environment at the same time”
The Blue Flag Award is presented to beaches and marinas with excellent water quality and which achieve high standards in a wide range of other criteria including environmental education, management of the environment, safety and other services.
The Green Coast Award is given to beaches which may be less developed and less populated than Blue Flag beaches, but which nevertheless have excellent water quality.