Donegal volunteers shine for Clean Coasts Week 04.07.17

DONEGAL had the most volunteer beach clean-ups in the country during the recent Coca Cola Clean Coasts week. Volunteers were out in force from June 2 - June 11 tidying up their local shores and coastal areas for locals and visitors to enjoy this summer. A total of 135 registered beach clean-ups took place throughout Ireland with 22 of those taking place around Donegal. These included the 10 mile Wild Atlantic Way Coastal Cleanup for World Oceans Day on June 8 which was the biggest clean up in the country. Inishowen events included a marram grass planting day at Lisfannon beach in association with Donegal County Council.

Marram grass planting day at Lisfannon beach.

Meanwhile, community-spirited children and adults were hard at work cleaning up their local areas. These included: Scoil Íosagáin (6th class) in Buncrana; Culdaff Tidy Towns – Culdaff Beach and River Estuary; Malin Head Clean Coasts Group; Greencastle Community Childcare – Greencastle; ISF Donegal Crew – Inch Island; 11th Donegal Beaver Scouts – Ladies Beach Buncrana and Buncrana Tidy Towns – Ladies Beach Buncrana. Clean Coasts Donegal officer Becky-Finn Britton said: "Coca-Cola Clean Coasts Week is about fun and informative events with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of protecting our coastline. Coastal celebrations range from beach fitness activities that incorporate clean-ups to talks on the role of marram grass planting in halting coastal erosion."

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