Brittas Bay, Curracloe, Bundoran, Killiney, Strandhill, and Tramore were among the popular beaches to achieve clean status, alongside Portmarnock in Dublin

A search operation was launched after a report of a male in difficulty in the water near Laytown on Friday evening.

Zach Bryan fans are arriving in Dublin for three sold-out concerts in the Phoenix Park this weekend

Kerry is the county with the most blue flags, followed by Donegal

The animals were found washed up on Nairn Beach on Sunday, and it is not yet known what caused their deaths.