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Great beaches in Ireland
Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East
Dunmore Strand boasts a serene sandy beach surrounded by a steep-sided cove. The beach enjoys ample sheltering and a ...
Newtown Cove
Newtown Cove, Co Waterford, boasts a stony beach, deep water access via ladders and a slipway. It has a large car par...
Greystones South
Greystones South Beach is a steep shingle beach, with sudden declines into the water and bordered by a railway line.
Elly Bay, Belmullet
Elly Bay is a sandy beach with sand dunes, dune grassland, and machair. It is home to various wildlife and plant spec...
Ballybunnion North
Ballybunnion North is a wide, exposed sandy beach that faces the Atlantic ocean with no notable vegetation. It has a ...
Keem Beach, Achill Island
Keem Beach is a sheltered sandy beach with steep gradient located in Croaghan/Slievemore and Achill Head SAC. It is h...
Donabate, Balcarrick Beach
Donabate Balcarrick beach is a gently sloping and spacious sandy beach that faces south-east, and is surrounded by a ...
Dooega Beach, Achill Island
Dooega Beach, a small crescent shaped cove, is mostly sheltered except towards the south where large swells arise at ...
Marble Hill
Marble Hill beach has a sandy coastline with two rock formations towards the east, visible during certain tidal phase...
Forty Foot Bathing Place
The Forty Foot, a historical bathing pool on the southern tip of Dublin Bay, is easily reached by a brief walk from t...
Fountainstown
Fountainstown Beach slopes gently towards the east and consists of sand and shingle. The beach is flanked by a low ro...
Ballyvooney
Ballyvooney Cove, located 1.5 km east of Stradbally village, boasts a picturesque stony beach.
Ardmore Beach
Ardmore is a gently sloped sandy beach, flanked by two special conservation areas: Helvick Head and Youghal harbour. ...
Stradbally
Stradbally cove is a picturesque sandy beach located just 1 km away from Stradbally village.
Loughshinny Beach
Loughshinny Beach is a small, sheltered sandy cove that gently slopes down. It is located in close proximity to Lough...
Garretstown
Garrettstown Beach, a sandy beach with gentle slope, faces south and is bordered by rocky cliffs. The beach area is s...
Silverstrand Beach
Silverstrand Beach is a well-liked, shallow beach with sandy terrain, bordered by cliffs and rocks. High tides usuall...
Dog's Bay, Roundstone
Dog's Bay in Co Galway is a popular destination for summer holidaymakers due to its naturally protected horseshoe-sha...
Mountshannon, Lough Derg
Mountshannon is located adjacent to the main south-facing harbor around a series of three small piers towards the eas...
Tragumna
Tragumna Beach is a serene, sandy beach situated on the north-east side of Tragumna Bay. It faces the south/south-wes...