Swimming forbidden at four Dublin beaches due to sewage discharge

The 72-hour warning was issued yesterday.

By Cliodhna Russell Sunday 5 Jun 2016, 6:55 PM

Jun 5th 2016, 6:55 PM 35,197 Views 63 Comments

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SWIMMING IS FORBIDDEN at four Dublin beaches over water quality deterioration due to “suspected sewage discharge from waste water treatment”.

The beaches affected are:

Skerries south beach
Balbriggan front strand beach
Rush north beach
Loughshinny beach

Capture Source: Splash via EPA

Fingal County Council issued the 72-hour warnings on Saturday.

New #BathingWaterIncident at #Balbriggan @fingalcoco https://t.co/1dw36us8ox
— EPABeaches (@EPABeaches) June 4, 2016

Source: EPA Bathing Water/Twitter

People are being warned that they may become ill from the bacteria if they swim in the water.

Read: Did your local beach get a Blue Flag? Here’s this year’s full list>

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Swimming forbidden at four Dublin beaches due to sewage discharge

The 72-hour warning was issued yesterday.