a9e77138-82d8-4bcf-82b9-995a324a9849 dataset Ali Robinson Compass Informatics GIS & Data Analyst 01 2000086 Compass Informatics Block 8 Blackrock Business Park Carysfort Avenue Blackrock ie arobinson@compass.ie 2010-11-22T11:53:23 Based on ISO 19115:2005/19139:2007 INSPIRE Directive 2007/2/EC Metadata Implementing Rules 1.2 INSPIRE Metadata Implementing Rules 77 TM65_Irish_Grid An Taisce Blue Flag Beaches 2010-10-04 Heritage Council Coastal Heritage Beatrice Kelly Heritage Council Head of Policy and Research 056 7770777 áras na hOidhreachta Church lane Kilkenny Kilkenny ie mail@heritagecouncil.ie Beatrice Kelly Heritage Council Head of Policy and Research 056 7770777 áras na hOidhreachta Church lane Kilkenny Kilkenny ie mail@heritagecouncil.ie Annabel Mc Loone An Taisce - Environmental Education Unit Blue Flag & Green Coast Award Manager +00353 (01) 4002210 An Taisce - Environmental Education Unit 5a Swifts Alley Francis Street Dublin 8 ie amcloone@eeu.antaisce.org This dataset is owned and provided by An Taisce. “Each location must have excellent water quality, and must achieve high standards across a wide range of other criteria including environmental education and information, environmental management, safety and services.” The International Blue Flag Programme is organised in Ireland by An Taisce – The National Trust for Ireland with support from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and on behalf of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). 76 of Ireland’s beautiful beaches and marinas were awarded the prestigious international Blue Flag by An Taisce this year. The Blue Flag programme has been operating in Ireland since 1988. It is an international award for beach and marina excellence and is operated in Ireland by An Taisce the National Trust for Ireland on behalf of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). The Blue Flag is awarded to beaches and marinas which have excellent water quality, and which achieve high standards across a wide range of other criteria including environmental education and information, environmental management, safety and services. It is one of the world’s most recognised eco-labels, operated in over 40 countries worldwide. Beatrice Kelly Heritage Council Head of Policy and Research 056 7770777 áras na hOidhreachta Church lane Kilkenny Kilkenny ie mail@heritagecouncil.ie Sea regions GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 An Taisce Blue Flag Beaches, Heritage Council, Coastal Heritage An Taisce Blue Flag Beaches 2010-10-04 no limitations no conditions apply 50000 oceans Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500 -10.551554 9.894095 50.307575 55.297535 This dataset is owned and provided by An Taisce. This is a point dataset with Irish Grid Coodrinates. For further information on this dataset please contact An Taisce: http://www.antaisce.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.antaisce.org/education For further information on Ireland's 2010 Blue Flag and Green Coast Award beaches go to www.beachawards.ie