Clean Coasts

The Clean Coasts programme works with communities to help protect and care for Ireland’s waterways, coastline, seas, ocean and marine life.

What do we do?

Clean Coasts create a tangible improvement of Ireland’s coastal environment by supporting over 2,000 community groups to host beach clean-ups, empower volunteers, facilitating marine litter surveys and complete a range of environmental focused activities in their region.

Through its growth and expansion, Clean Coasts also includes:

Green Coast Award
Love Your Coast Photography competition
Clean Coasts Roadshow
Clean Coasts Grants Scheme
Corporate Volunteering
Ocean Hero Award

Several campaigns are also operated by Clean Coasts, such as Think Before You Flush and the #2MinuteBeachClean.

Think Before You Flush is a public awareness campaign about the problems non flushable items cause in our marine environment and wastewater systems.

Latest

Biodiversity Week events in An Taisce's Booterstown Marsh Nature Reserve and The Grove Wildlife Sanctuary

Great selection of events to celebrate Biodiversity Week took place in two of An Taisce's Dublin properties-in-trust — Booterstown Marsh Nature Reserve and The Grove Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday 23rd of May.
National Spring Clean 2026 wraps following nationwide community anti-litter effort

A total of 5,358 groups joined the National Spring Clean 2026 campaign, removing over 2,705 tonnes of rubbish from their local communities.
Celebrating student environmental journalism: Young Reporters for the Environment Competition's national winners

Huge congratulations to Ireland's newest Young Reporters of the Environment National winners — we are delighted to reveal that Young Reporters for the Environment International have selected some of this year's winners for the global competition.
An Taisce's special Basic Bike Maintenance Workshop

Dr Damien Ó Tuama is National Cycling Coordinator of An Taisce and the Irish Cycling Campaign and he gave a great workshop as part of Culture Date with Dublin 8 in Tailors's Hall to put people in good stead for National Bike Week.

Vacancies

Join our team! An Taisce — The National Trust for Ireland's vacancies available within the family of programmes and overall organisation
Our Mission

Overview of An Taisce's mission, vision and work
We Protect

We hold and preserve a range of heritage properties in trust, including historic buildings and nature reserves.
Key Staff

List of some key staff from different sections of An Taisce along with contact information
Programmes

We develop and run Ireland's most popular and successful environmental and sustainability programmes.
Kanturk Castle, Co. Cork

1580s Irish Chieftain's fortified house
Benefits of Membership

Help us to preserve Ireland's rich heritage, protect our beautiful nature, and slow climate change. Become a member of An Taisce and receive these benefits.
Morehampton Road Wildlife Sanctuary, Dublin

Urban wildlife sanctuary covered in mature trees and saplings
Volunteer for An Taisce

Information on how to volunteer with An Taisce and what volunteering opportunities exist.
Our Board of Directors

Names and positions of An Taisce's Board of Directors

Application by ESB for change of use from museum to residential at Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin 2

This proposal by the ESB to close the Georgian House museum at Fitzwilliam Street would represent the loss of a thirty-year-old heritage and cultural visitor attraction and educational resource for the city Read more