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IT LOOKS LIKE today is going to be the hottest day of the year.
Over the last 1o days or so, Ireland has had its only little heatwave with many people flocking to the nation’s beaches.
This morning, we want to know: Do you like to go to the beach in Ireland?
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A quiet beach is gorgeous any time of the year, but a packed beach in summer is not for me.
A day at the beach is Ireland is grand if you take a deck chair or something. Sitting in a towel all day doesn’t do it for me. Also, toilets within walking distance is a must.
@Brian Dunne: *Gentleman of a certain age.
@Alan Rothwell: ha! Also a father of young children, believe me toilets are a must!
@Brian Dunne: — Kids burying turds in the sand is a bit off-putting, especially when other kids find them hours later when they’re building sandcastles :P
@E.J. Murray: every castle needs a flag
@Garreth mc mahon: — No kid wants a brown flag, but a brown tower would be the business.
Unfortunately our beaches have no facilities on site as other beaches abroad, no hired seating, no cafes for tea/coffee/ice cream, there are only ice cream vans , there are no umbrellas/ tree shading and we do not have tiled/paved areas to walk along. On the other hand we have natural beaches which many prefer but it would be good if we could have choice in some areas and definitely the councils should improve litter disposal as most beaches are left in a poor state after a busy day in summer.
@Honeybee: And no toilet facilities
@Honeybee: Sounds like you would prefer a hotel swimming pool.
@Honeybee:
Irish people go abroad on their holidays. Also Ireland doesn’t get the same weather as France, Spain and other countries. Always whinging about something
@Just Some Guy: Germany hasn’t the perfect weather, either, but with facilities in place it makes it easier for families, children or the elderly to enjoy the beach and there is no littering. Toilets, waste disposal and a footpath for people with mobility issues to get to the beach safely is a good thing to have in my opinion.
I live five minutes away from the beach , so privileged don’t use it enough really .
Beautiful, any time of the year
Lucky enough to have a garden which trumps the beach any day!
@Emma Meehan: but how do you get sand in your ham sandwiches in the garden?
@Emma Meehan: do you provide donkey rides around it?
I would like to go but our lovely beach is never clean (cigarettes, papers, half burnt coal hidden in the sand, overloaded rare smelly bins, broken glass and green algae etc=
Yes, but I find the water generally too cold to get into. A picnic and a walk is good.
Parents live in Inishowen, absolutely spoiled with beautiful beaches.
No I bloody hate the beach, one reason is sand which gets everywhere and I mean everywhere. But having a daughter who loves it I have no choice.
@John: leave the sandwiches at home next time
@John: plenty of beaches with very young sand (stones) to go to and it doesn’t get in your sambos
Love the natural beaches around Ireland – way better than those artificial strips of sand they seem to have in the touristy places on the Med…
Im lucky enough to have one at the end of the field 5mins walk away
Just in the door from a fabulous day out on Lahinch beach. The sunscreen and sand have coated the smallie to such a degree she now resembles a sheet of sandpaper..great day!
Anyone got a spare windbreaker?
@Mattress Dick: Do you not have a spare mattress you could use?
@Alan Byrne: be too heavy. Health and safety and all that. Imagine if it toppled on top of a Karen’s little snowflake? Scenes!
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