According to a review from the Environmental Protection Agency, South East beaches are among the cleanest in the country.
Over a 3 year period from 2014 to 2016, the EPA published reports regarding the quality of the bathing water in 140 beaches throughout Ireland.
Each beach was marked out of a possible 9 maximum points.
9 out of 13 beaches that were analysed in the South East were awarded the maximum 9 points for quality.
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The cleanest beaches in the region include:
- Clonea Beach, Waterford
- Councillor's Strand, Dunmore East, Waterford
- Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East, Waterford
- Tramore Beach, Waterford
- Ballymoney North Beach, Wexford
- Courtown North Beach, Wexford
- Curracloe Beach, Wexford
- Morriscastle Beach, Wexford
- Rosslare Strand, Wexford
The 'poorest' scoring beaches in the region were Ardmore in Waterford and Duncannon in County Wexford.
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High bacteria levels, wastewater, and pollution are among the reasons why these beaches scored so poorly.
