News Four August 2004

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AUGUST 2004

NewsFour Free Community Newspaper serving Sandymount, Irishtown, Ringsend, Docklands, Ballsbridge and Donnybrook Web: www.news4.ie • E-mail: newsfourscs@eircom.net • Local Newsdesk: Phone 6673317

DUBLIN BAY: WATER QUALITY – FINE AIR QUALITY – ? S

By Frances Corr

andymount beach is a convenient and safe beach, within easy reach of the city centre. The Strand has been enjoyed for over a century and perhaps longer but it appeared deserted over the recent hot spell. Locals who are used to see-

ing families using the beach at this time of year have attributed their absence to unreliable media reports on the quality of water in Dublin Bay. When asked about recent reports in the media that water quality in the Bay may not be within the requirements for bathing waters standards, Matt Twomey, Assistant City Manager, of Dublin City

Council (DCC) said that tests quoted in support of this contention are not valid since they only related to a presence or absence of e-coli and total coliforms whereas it is the persistent numbers present that determine water quality. He added that in a period of heavy rain, pollution is brought down to the Bay through the rivers and streams, which feed

M AKING A SPLASH

Pictured during the Liffey Splash Week, left to right: Alison Rooney (Youth Leader), Community Garda Kevin Byrne, Breda Murphy (Youth Leader). Middle: Vivian Boylan, Laura Crombie, Ashley Ann Dunne. Front: George Murray.

into the sea. The limits may be exceeded for a very short period. DCC has recently erected signs at a number of locations in the bay; to show the results of the continuous monitoring as it progresses. The testing is carried out in DCCʼs accredited Central Laboratory by highly qualified staff. Samples are taken from five locations in the Bay,

which include the designated beaches and areas used by swimmers such as the Half Moon Club. Matt Twomey says there is no scientific basis for the claims that have been made in the media. Photographs which were allegedly of dried sludge were, in fact, of seaweed. Continued on page 3.

M AKING A HIT !

Deirdre Kane from Serpentine Avenue, Ballsbridge, who won third prize in the Ladiesʼ Day fashion competition at the Horse Show.


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