By Dan Walsh
European Maritime Day and World Ocean Day was celebrated by Wexford County Council, the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA), Tomhaggard Clean Coasts Group and the local community who came together to carry out a community clean at the Burrow beach in Kilmore Quay last Friday.
Eddie Taaffe, Chief Executive, Wexford County Council said; “the event highlights the importance of our coasts for our life and planet, and we are delighted to collaborate with MARA and local volunteers to celebrate our wonderful beaches and coastline. Our recent membership of KIMO International further demonstrates the Council’s commitment to cleaner seas and a more sustainable environment.
“The people of Wexford take enormous pride in their localities, and this has been reflected in the number of individuals, tidy towns groups and clean coast groups who give up their time to help clean their local communities. I would like to thank all the groups and volunteers who undertake clean ups all year round, you are all a credit to your local community,” concluded Mr Taaffe.
Laura Brien, CEO of MARA added; “At the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority we are deeply committed to the health and sustainability of our oceans. Partnering with Wexford County Council, Tomhaggard Clean Coasts and the local community here in Kilmore today for this beach clean to mark both European Maritime Day and World Ocean Day underscores our dedication to protecting marine environments.”
Cllr. Jim Moore, Cathaoirleach of Rosslare Municipal District, at what was one of his final engagements prior to his retirement at the end of this Council’s term, noted; “Here in Wexford we have 260 kilometres of coastline and 100 kilometres in the Rosslare Municipal District. We locally realise the value of our coastline and the need to be mindful of the care and attention that is required to maintain these very important biodiversity resources and all that it offers us as community members.”
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