River Barrow Bagenalstown

Carlow County Council

Not classified

SWIMMING STATUS TODAY

No active EPA restriction shown

EPA alert data last synced 19 Oct 2026, 13:50.

NO ACTIVE ALERT SHOWN

Can I swim here?No active EPA restriction shownCurrent EPA alert/restriction status

Current restrictionNone shown in current EPA alertsThis is not a guarantee of swimming conditions. Always check local signs, lifeguard instructions and the latest official advice at the beach.

Latest sampleNot availableIndividual sample result only

Last testedNot availableLatest sample stored from EPA

Current restrictions and beach signage take priority over annual classifications and individual sample results. Conditions can change between samples.

Annual EPA classificationNot classifiedLonger-term annual classification

Latest available sample—No recent sample cached

E. coli—Latest sample result

Intestinal enterococci—Latest sample result

Next monitoring—EPA schedule where available

Short-term pollution risk—EPA location profile field

Annual water quality history

Recent water samples

No recent samples are stored locally yet. The automatic synchronisation will populate them.

Facilities & access

Blue FlagNo

Green CoastNo

LifeguardYes

First aidYes

LifebuoyYes

ToiletsNo

ParkingYes

AccessibleYes

Beach wheelchairNo

Public transportYes

Information boardYes

Litter binYes

RecyclingYes

Natural sensitive areaNo

About this bathing water

River bathing area accessed from the riverside track. The River Barrow is a navigation river with weirs and lock gates at several locations. Swimming at Bagenalstown is accessed dirtectly from the car park/picnic area. The location is an excellent open water swimming location, popular with river water swimmers and triatheletes.

Official information

Managed by Carlow County Council.