Kerry has the most blue flag beaches in the country

The sustained exceptional standard of the coastal and beach environment in Kerry has been acknowledged again this year with the awarding of 15 Blue Flags for Kerry beaches and coastal amenities for 2023.

Kerry has secured the highest number of Blue Flags in the country.

It was announced by An Taisce and the Blue Flag adjudicators today that Kerry has retained its current 15 Blue Flags, including 13 at beaches and one each at the Portmagee Pontoons and the Fenit Marina. The following beaches and marinas awarded Blue Flags for 2023: Rossbeigh, Ballybunion South, Ballybunion North, Ballyheigue, Fenit, Maherbeg, Kells, Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane), White Strand, Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs), Banna, Fionntrá (Ventry), Inch, Fenit Marina and Portmagee Pontoons.

Meanwhile, four Green Coast Awards have been presented for Ballinskelligs, Béal Bán, Castlegregory and Littor beaches.

Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Francis Flynn warmly welcomed the announcement as a very significant acknowledgement of the quality of beach environments in Kerry: