1. List of Blue Flag Awards 2014 3. Local Authority/Marina Operator 2. Awarded Beach/Marina Louth Louth Louth Fingal Fingal Fingal Fingal Port Templetown Clogherhead Skerries South Beach Balcarrick, Donabate Portrane Portmarnock DLR DLR Wicklow Wicklow Wicklow Wexford Wexford Wexford Wexford Killiney SeaPoint Brittas Bay North Greystones South Beach Brittas Bay South Curracloe Courtown Morriscastle Rosslare Strand Waterford Waterford Waterford Waterford Clonea Councellors Stand Dunmore Strand Tramore Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Garrylucas Inchydoney Owenahincha Barleycove Tragumna Ballinskelligs Ballybunion North Ballybunion South Ballyheigue Banna Derrynane Details Louth retains 3 Blue Flags Fingal regains 4 Blue Flags having lost the Blue Flags in 2013 due to noncompliance with the excellent standard of the new BWD. DLR retain 2 Blue Flags. Wicklow retains 3 Blue Flags. Wexford retains 3 Blue Flags for Curracloe, Courtown and Rosslare Strand and has regained the Blue Flag for Morriscastle after not being awarded in 2013. Waterford has retained the Blue Flag for 2 beaches Tramore and Clonea and has regained the Blue Flag for Councellors Strand and Dunmore Strand. Cork has retained the Blue Flags for 5 beaches. Kerry has retained 11 Blue Flags since last year. Rossbeigh beach has lost its Blue Flag due to ongoing construction at the beach as a result if considerable storm Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Clare Clare Clare Clare Clare Clare Clare Fenit Inch Kells Maherabeg Rossbeigh Ventry White Strand Ballycuggeran Whitestrand Doonbeg Mountshannon Cappa Fanore Lahinch Kilkee Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway City Galway City Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Sligo Sligo Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Traught Cill Mhuirbhigh Loughrea Tra an Doilin Tra Mor, Indreabhan Salthill Silverstrand Dooega Carrowmore Clare Is. Ross Killala Golden Strand Mullaghroe Silverstrand, Dugort Keel Elly Bay Keem Rosses Point Enniscrone Bundoran Culdaff Fintra Downings Killahoey Marblehill damage. Ballybunnion North has regained the Blue Flag status. Clare has retained 5 Blue Flags since last year. Kilkee retains its Blue Flag in spite of ongoing construction works as a result of storm damage. Miltown Malbay and Spanish Point were not awarded the Blue Flag due to ongoing construction works primarily as a result of storm damage. Galway retains 5 Blue Flags. Galway City retains 2 Blue Flags. Mayo has retained 10 Blue Flags since last year. Mulranny and Bertra have lost their Blue Flags as a result of storm damaged beaches. Sligo retains its 2 Blue Flags. Donegal retains 14 Blue Flags. Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal County Westmeath Wexford Wexford Cork Lisfannon Murvagh Naran Magherawarden Shroove Rossnowlagh Carrickfinn Marina Killinure Marina Kilmore Quay New Ross Marina The Royal Cork Yacht Club 2014 GREEN COASTS AWARDEES Beach Name Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Fingal Fingal Fingal Fingal Galway Galway Galway Award Ardnahinch Ballyrisode Dooneen Pier Galley Cove Garnish Inch Oysterhaven Ring Rocky Bay Ballyhernan Dooey Beach Drumnatinney Magheroarty Port Arthur Rathmullan Balcarrick Portrane Skerries South The Velvet Strand Portmarnock Aillebrack Dog’s Bay Dumhach Details Cork has retained 9 Green Coast Awards for Donegal has retained 6 Green Coast Awards. Fingal has regained the GCA for 4 beaches. These 4 beaches are dual award achieving Blue Flag status also. Galway has retained 6 Green Coast Awards and has been awarded the Green Coast Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway City Galway City Kerry East End Inisbofin Renvyle Trá Inis Oirr Trá gCaorach Inis Oirr Salthill Silver Strand Beal Bán Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Sligo Sligo Sligo Sligo Sligo Waterford Waterford Waterford Waterford Waterford Waterford Waterford Wexford Wexford Wexford Wexford Wicklow Ballycastle* Carrowniskey Cross, Belmullet Cross, Louisburgh Portacloy Silver Strand Srah Termon Whitestrand Dunmoran Enniscrone Mullaghmore Rosses Point Streedagh Guillamene Annestown* Ballyquin Curragh Goat Island Kilfrassey* Newtown Cove Ballinesker Cahore Culleton’s Gap Old Bawn Arklow Award for Trá gCaorach Inis Oirr. Dog’s Bay has been withdrawn as a result of storm damage. Galway City has retained 2 Green Coast Awards. Kerry has retained the Green Coast Award for Beal Bán Mayo has retained 6 Green Coast Awards and has regained awards for Ballycastle and Silver Strand. Sligo has retained 5 Green Coast Awards. Waterford has 7 Green Coast Awards having retained the Green Coast Award for 5 beaches, regaining the award for Annestown and being awarded the GCA for Kilfrassey for the first time. Wexford has retained all 4 Green Coast Awards. Wicklow has regained the Green Coast Award for Arklow