Volunteers Needed: Bull Island Beach Clean-Up, December 2024
* Christmas beach clean-up on Dollymount Beach * This Saturday, December 21st 2024, from 11.00am to 13.00pm
See full details below:
Time: 11:00 a.m.; please try to arrive 15 minutes early.
Place: Meet at the entrance to Dollymount Strand, just past Royal Dublin Golf Club at our storage container behind the Happy Out Café.
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/DdgSt9PJowD2
Duration: 2 hours.
Equipment: Litter pickers, bag hoops, hi-vis vests and rubbish bags are provided. Please remember to bring your own work gloves. Hand sanitiser will be provided before and after the cleanup.
Work Areas: The beach, the sand dunes, the inner shore, and the causeway, if we have enough volunteers. An inspection will take place on Friday in order check which areas need to be prioritised.
DCC: Dublin City Council provides a tractor and trailer plus driver to haul away what is pick up.
Weather: It will be cool and cloudy with a moderate westerly breeze. Some light rain is expected. The temperature will be approx. 8-12 C. Applying sunscreen is always advisable. Wearing wellies or boots is a good idea. Remember to bring a rain jacket with you! Source: https://www.yr.no/en .
Tide: High water will be at 15:46 - height 3.79m.
This means that the tide will be coming in during the clean-up.
Source: https://www.dublinport.ie/information-centre/tide-tables/
We hope you can join the clean-up on Saturday.
Wishing all volunteers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2025.
Time: 11:00 a.m.; please try to arrive 15 minutes early.
Place: Meet at the entrance to Dollymount Strand, just past Royal Dublin Golf Club at our storage container behind the Happy Out Café.
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/DdgSt9PJowD2
Duration: 2 hours.
Equipment: Litter pickers, bag hoops, hi-vis vests and rubbish bags are provided. Please remember to bring your own work gloves. Hand sanitiser will be provided before and after the cleanup.
Work Areas: The beach, the sand dunes, the inner shore, and the causeway, if we have enough volunteers. An inspection will take place on Friday in order check which areas need to be prioritised.
DCC: Dublin City Council provides a tractor and trailer plus driver to haul away what is pick up.
Weather: It will be cool and cloudy with a moderate westerly breeze. Some light rain is expected. The temperature will be approx. 8-12 C. Applying sunscreen is always advisable. Wearing wellies or boots is a good idea. Remember to bring a rain jacket with you! Source: https://www.yr.no/en .
Tide: High water will be at 15:46 - height 3.79m.
This means that the tide will be coming in during the clean-up.
Source: https://www.dublinport.ie/information-centre/tide-tables/
We hope you can join the clean-up on Saturday.
Wishing all volunteers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2025.