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Surfer helps to rescue two people who got into difficulty off Tullan Strand

An alert surfer is being hailed as a hero after he rescued two people who got into difficulty off Tullan Strand, near Bundoran. Donnchadh Kennedy was alerted by people on the beach and on the nearby cliffs off Tullan Strand that there was a swimmer ...

15 Aug 2022 at 01:33

Raw sewage dumped into English waters 372,533 times in 2021, figures show

Raw sewage was dumped into English rivers and seas hundreds of thousands of times last year, figures show as the Government set out plans to tackle the problem. The Environment Department (Defra) has published proposals aimed at significantly ...

31 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Water quality standards met at 99% of English bathing spots – Environment Agency

Water quality standards are being met at 99% of designated bathing spots in England, the Environment Agency has said. Testing for E.coli and intestinal enterococci bacteria across 400 sites during the 2021 bathing season, defined as May 15 ...

19 Jan 2022 at 15:26

Beachgoers face risk of more pollution as campaigners call for action on sewage

Campaigners have warned of the risk of more sewage pollution on coastlines ahead of the bank holiday as they called for greater ambition to conserve rivers and seas. Data from campaign group Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) shows 654 alerts ...

24 Aug 2022 at 16:52

Citizen science survey finds 70% of branded litter traced to a dozen companies

A dozen companies are responsible for 70% of the branded packaging pollution found on UK beaches and the environment, charity Surfers Against Sewage has said. Almost 4,000 citizen science volunteers across the UK collected litter along ...

23 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Local News

Relief as surfer who got blown offshore by Rossnowlagh cliffs is rescued

There was huge relief in Rossnowlagh after a surfer who got into difficulty on Sunday afternoon was brought to safety by the volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI. The alarm was raised by a passer-by on the beach shortly after 3pm. The ...

09 May 2022 at 16:33

Features

Bundoran's Richie Fitzgerald continues to surf the waves of success

Back in his native Bundoran for four months, surfer Richie Fitzgerald can now add the accolade of top selling and successful author to his surfing accomplishment, as Ireland’s first pro surfer. Michael McHugh caught up with ...

29 Aug 2023 at 08:33

World

Wildlife officials search for sea otter harassing surfers in California

Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California. The five-year-old ...

13 Jul 2023 at 22:17

Home

Three Waterford girls seek donations to get to World Surf Championships

Three Waterford surfers are seeking donations to get to the World Junior Surf Championships. Evelyn, Giorgi and Akiya have been selected to take part in the championship, which is taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...

24 Sept 2023 at 11:33

Environmentalists blast UK deposit return scheme which does not include glass

The UK Government has announced plans for a deposit return scheme to help consumers “easily” recycle empty drinks cans and bottles. But the plans, announced by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural ...

20 Jan 2023 at 12:28

Water companies to invest more than £180m to tackle sewage spills

Water companies will invest more than £180 million to tackle sewage spills, the Government has announced. The fast-tracked investment made by several water companies in England will support the effort to roll ...

11 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Popular swimming spots ‘unsafe’ amid ‘shocking state of UK water’ – report

21 Nov 2023 at 00:01

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