This challenge, epitomised by Clontarf, is cropping up all over Ireland and likely to become more common as efforts ramp up to adapt to climate change.
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At Merrion Strand, a Complex Set of Problems Lead to the Closure of City Beach for Bathers
Overflowing sewers, feeding into urban streams when it rains, are part of a set of problems that have led to the closure of the city beach.
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Council Briefs: Making Harold’s Cross “Age-Friendly”, Beach Pollution, and Dead Swans
At a recent meeting of Dublin City Council’s South East Area Committee, these were among the issues that councillors for the local area discussed.
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Stories from the Deep, Reviewed
A documentary maker’s memoir explores his relationship with the aquatic world, with tales of shallow dives and far-flung adventures that break on gentle waves of poetry and images of coast and wildlife.
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Council Looks to Track Down What’s Polluting Water at City Beaches
The Environmental Protection Agency rates the water quality at Sandymount Strand and Merrion Strand as “poor”. The council and others are looking more closely at what, or who, is to blame.
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The Story of Lion’s Head
How an eccentric professor built a hidden Howth swimming spot.
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Finding Balance on Bull Island: Dogs and Dead Seal Pups
The postmortem says the seals’ injuries were consistent with an attack by a predator.
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Curios About: Bray Beach Toytown by Aoife Hester
In this evocative video, Aoife Hester captures the nostalgia of summers at Bray Beach. It’s the latest in our series on works by contemporary Dublin artists.
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On Sandymount Strand, A Meeting of Fire Artists
Fire performers meet regularly to practice on Sandymount Strand, which is well-suited for the purpose, with a large body of water nearby in case something goes wrong.
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A Dip in the Nip: Dublin’s Naturists Gather to Swim
The members of the Irish Naturist Association think they should be able to swim naked, and our reporter went along with them to do just that on Saturday at a pool in Dublin.