Galway Bay FM Newsroom – A member of Galway County Council has this evening (Saturday) welcomed the lifting of bathing bans at four Galway beaches.
Connemara councillor Tom Welby says that with the summer season underway, it is essential that the local community and visitors to the region be able to use the beaches.
Earlier today, Galway County Council lifted ‘do not swim’ notices on four beaches.
The local authority has removed swimming bans from beaches at Traught, Kinvara; An Tra Mhor, Indreabhan; Ceibh, an Spideil; and Tra na bhForbacha, Na Forbacha.
The notices were put in place last week after raised levels of bacteria were found in samples after heavy rainfall over the Bank Holiday weekend.
The county council says that recent samples show that bacteria levels are now ‘well within safe standards’.
Results for a 5th beach – on Gorumna Island – are expected on Monday.
Cllr Welby, a member of the Connemara Municipal District says the news is welcome in the busy tourist season.
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