A do not swim notice has been issued today (Saturday) for Kilkee beach after a discharge of wastewater into the sea.
On the advice of the HSE and in the interest of public safety, the public has been advised not to swim. The annual Kilkee Bay Swim was due to take place this weekend.
The Blue Flag has been removed from Kilkee beach and has been replaced by red flags.
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.