[Irish Times] Coastal clean-up: local groups to tidy up

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[Irish Times] Coastal clean-up: local groups to tidy up

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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ire ... 87958.html
MORE THAN 100 beaches will be cleaned up later this month as part of a countrywide voluntary initiative.

Ireland has 3,500 miles of coastline including beaches, cliffs, harbours and piers. Coca-Cola Clean Coast Week, an environmental initiative run by An Taisce, aims to involve local communities in caring for their coastlines.

Launched yesterday by Minister for the Environment John Gormley, Clean Coast Week involves 100 Coastcare voluntary groups who have registered with An Taisce.

Beginning on June 11th, the groups will tackle coastline in their areas.

Events will include beach clean-ups from Laytown, in Meath to Ballylanders Strand in Cork. In Wexford and Galway, Wexford Sub Aqua Club and Galway Dive School will take part in sub-aqua clean-ups....
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jd wrote:http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0601/1224271587958.html
MORE THAN 100 beaches will be cleaned up later this month as part of a countrywide voluntary initiative.

Ireland has 3,500 miles of coastline including beaches, cliffs, harbours and piers. Coca-Cola Clean Coast Week, an environmental initiative run by An Taisce, aims to involve local communities in caring for their coastlines.

Launched yesterday by Minister for the Environment John Gormley, Clean Coast Week involves 100 Coastcare voluntary groups who have registered with An Taisce.

Beginning on June 11th, the groups will tackle coastline in their areas.

Events will include beach clean-ups from Laytown, in Meath to Ballylanders Strand in Cork. In Wexford and Galway, Wexford Sub Aqua Club and Galway Dive School will take part in sub-aqua clean-ups....
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#3 Post by gussyw »

This is a great initiative. At least we know gormley is good for something!
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#4 Post by gerryl »

would help if everyone took their own litter home...most shore spots are covered in plastic bags and bottles, feather packs and 'balls' of tangled line...so it not just 'joe' public!
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#5 Post by corbyeire »

a beach i was fishing last night is developing 2 permanent mounds of bottle/cans/drink packaging - it seems you just add to it after each boozing session

very sad times
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