Warning for today re Skerries Sea Swimming

delboyfagan

I know a few members of certain tri clubs swim regularly in Skerries so please be aware of the:

We have been informed by FCC, that due to ESB work in Skerries Town tomorrow the 21st June, the pumping station at the Rugby Club, which pumps untreated waste water to the treatment plant will not have power to operate. It is likely therefore that untreated waste water will be discharged to the South Beach. As such it is not advisable to swim on the South Beach, Springers or Captains tomorrow as the water may be polluted.

Unreal - just unreal

couerdelion

and only a few days before the triathlon there with 300 swimmers due to be taking place. Still it should hopefully scare the jellyfish away!

DaveyByrne

I swam in skerries on sunday night... I'm never swimming there again. This is an OUTRAGE... if you swim in untreated sewage you can easily pick up an e-coli infection.

:mad:

Pumping raw sewage into a public beach should be a CRIMINAL OFFENCE!

kingQuez

That's just nasty. I'm surprized that you're allowed to do this.

connundrum

Aww fock.

And I was only joking with my boss when he told me about the risk of untreated sewage in the area - I said they'd hardly have a Tri if there was any danger.

What will Keith Duffy think :pac:

rokossovsky

This happens every day of the week all over Ireland. Remember even blue flag beaches achieve that award for maintaining minimum levels of e.coli. untreated sewage is dumped into rivers lakes and the sea on a regular basis.

Gringo78

connundrum wrote: »

Aww fock.

And I was only joking with my boss when he told me about the risk of untreated sewage in the area - I said they'd hardly have a Tri if there was any danger.

What will Keith Duffy think :pac:

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/families-fury-at-threat-of-untreated-waste-in-the-bay-2802695.html

Looks like the crisis was averted and no raw sewage went to the sea (at Skerries anyway)

firemouth

what a joke!!so typical of Ireland!!