88 beaches and marinas have won this year’s International Blue Flag awards.

This is three up from last year while two of Dublin’s top beaches, Killiney and Donabate, have lost their flag. The internationally recognised eco label award signifies that beaches and marinas awarded the flag meet a high set of standards for water quality, safety, beach management, information and education.

Full list of Blue Flag beaches:

Clare

– Ballycuggeran

– Cappa pier

– Fanore

– Kilkee

– Lahinch

– Mountshannon

– Spanish Point

– White Strand Doonbeg

– White Strand Miltown Malbay









Cork

– Redbarn Beach

– Barleycove

– Garrylucas

– Inchydoney

– Owenahincha

– Tragumna

– Garretstown

– Kinsale Yacht Club

– The Royal Cork Yacht Club Marina

Donegal

– Downings

– Rossnowlagh

– Greencastle Marina

– Bundoran

– Carrickfinn

– Culdaff

– Fintra

– Killahoey

– Magherawarden

– Marblehill

– Murvagh

– Portnoo /Naran

– Shroove

Dublin

– Seapoint

– Portmarnock/Velvet Strand

Galway

– An Trá Mhór

– Cill Mhuirbhigh

– Loughrea Lake

– Salthill

– Silverstrand

– Trá an Dóilin

– Traught

– Portumna

Kerry

– Inch

– Ballybunion North

– Ballybunion South

– Ballyheigue

– Banna

– Fenit

– Kells

– Magherabeg

– Rossbeigh

– Ventry

– White Strand Caherciveen

– Fenit Marina

– Ballinskelligs

– Derrynane

Louth

– Port/Lurganboy

– Shellinghill/Templetown

– Clogherhead

Mayo

– Bertra

– Carrowmore

– Clare Island

– Dooega

– Elly Bay

– Golden Strand

– Keel

– Keem

– Mullaghroe

– Mulranny

– Silverstrand Dugort

– Ross Killala

Westmeath

– Killinure Point

Sligo

– Rosses Point

Waterford

– Clonea

– Councillors Strand Dunmore East

– Dunmore Strand

– Tramore

Wexford

– Ballinesker Beach

– Courtown

– Curracloe

– Morriscastle

– Rosslare

– Ballymoney North Beach

– Kilmore Quay Marina

– New Ross Marina

Wicklow

– Brittas Bay North Beach

– Brittas Bay South Beach

– Greystones

– Bray South Promenade

Kerry once again leads the awards with 13 beaches and one marina and the west coast as a whole is very well represented.