October Beach Clean Up - Bull Island Action Group

21 Oct 2017 - 21 Oct 2017 Dollymount Beach, Clontarf, Dublin. 3

Time: The group start work at 11:00a.m. so please try to arrive 15 minutes early.

Place: The entrance to Dollymount Strand, just past Royal Dublin Golf Club.

By Bus: Take the Route 130 bus from Lower Abbey Street. 

Bus Stop: Get off at the Wooden Bridge - ask the bus driver - and then walk for five minutes onto the island.

Duration: Two hours.

Equipment: Litter pickers, bag hoops, rubbish bags, and gloves are provided.

Work areas: The beach, sand dunes, inner shore, and the causeway, if there are enough volunteers.

Dublin City Council provides a tractor and trailer, plus a driver, to remove and dispose of the litter collected. The Dublin Port Company provides litter-picking equipment. 

Please check the weather and tide information for Saturday below. Dress according to the conditions expected but be sure to wrap up well and bring a waterproof jacket. Sturdy footwear and thick socks are essential and rubber boots are always a good idea. Sunscreen may also be advisable.

Try to persuade a friend or a family member to join you. The more volunteers, the greater the amount of work that can be done!

WEATHER FORECAST for SATURDAY 21.10.17

Rain showers forecast. There will be a fresh breeze of 10 m/s from the south-southeast. 

The temperature is forecast to quite cool at 12 C.

Source: www.yr.no

TIDE INFORMATION for SATURDAY  21.10.17

Low Water will be at 06:37 a.m. Height 0.5m.

High Water will be at 13:22 p.m. Height 4.1m.

Source: www.sailing.ie/tides/dublin/