Right Plant. Right Process. Right Place.
Restore Our Blue Flag. Protect Liscannor Bay.
Photo: “Liscannor Bay, Lahinch” by Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and darkened for this site.
The Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) is consulting on a marine survey licence application (ref. MUL260006) linked to the proposed outfall in Liscannor Bay. Find out how to make a submission.
Uisce Éireann is planning a new combined treatment plant for both towns, with new pumping stations, pipelines, storage and a new outfall into Liscannor Bay.
CCLWAG supports that investment. We are a group of local volunteers asking that the scheme is built to the right standard, using the right treatment process, in a location that can be shown to be the right one. We want those decisions based on transparent evidence and real public engagement, with the protection of Liscannor Bay at their heart.
Fit for purpose now and in the future. Is the plant sized for the real needs of both towns?
The best engineering and open decisions. What level of treatment, and how will overflows, storms and power failures be handled?
A location that can be justified. How were the sites compared, and why was Calluragh chosen?
In May 2026, Lahinch was the only Clare beach not to keep its Blue Flag. The EPA rated Lahinch bathing water “Good” for 2025, down from “Excellent”. A Blue Flag requires an “Excellent” rating. We want it back.
Sources: Clare FM, 13 May 2026 (EPA 2025 results) and 15 May 2026; The Clare Echo, 20 May 2026; An Taisce, Blue Flag and Green Coast Award Recipients Ireland 2026.