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Great beaches in Ireland
Lisfannon
Lisfannon Beach is a beautiful sandy beach located along the Swilly Estuary that offers shallow water and intertidal ...
Old Head Beach, Louisburgh
Old Head Beach is a sheltered and sandy beach, backed by rocky cliffs and surrounded by Old Head woodland. The beach ...
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...
Newtown Cove
Newtown Cove, Co Waterford, boasts a stony beach, deep water access via ladders and a slipway. It has a large car par...
Keel Beach, Achill Island
Keel Beach is a sandy beach that is open to the south and can experience strong currents and rip tides. It also featu...
Arklow South Beach
Arklow South Beach in Arklow Town is a sandy beach lined with rocks.
Grattan Road Beach
Grattan Road Beach is a stunning, sandy beach that overlooks Galway Bay, offering breathtaking views that extend to C...
Inch
Inch Strand is a sandy beach situated near Whitegate & Power Head, East Cork, and is a favourite spot for surfers. Vi...
Dooega Beach, Achill Island
Dooega Beach, a small crescent shaped cove, is mostly sheltered except towards the south where large swells arise at ...
Omey Island Strand
Omey Island, a sheltered landmass of about 1 sq. mile, can be reached via Connemara's only subsea road, situated roug...
Rossnowlagh
Rossnowlagh is a west-facing sandy beach located in Donegal Bay SPA. Its landscape is defined by the Coolmore cliffs ...
Ballinesker
Ballinesker is a serene rural beach with fine soft sand and a gentle slope. Wooden walkways may be covered with sand ...
Galley Cove
Galley Cove is in Co Cork's Crookhaven, featuring a 250m beach that forms part of a protected Special Area of Conserv...
Seapoint
Seapoint Beach is a sandy and gently sloping beach with rocky areas along its coastline. For the safety of swimmers, ...
Carrickfinn
Carrickfinn is a spacious beach with a strong dune system situated in Gweedore Bay, a Natural Heritage Area hosting d...
Rathmullan
Rathmullan beach, located in Lough Swilly, offers a sandy stretch extending from Rathmullan pier in the South up to t...
Carrigaholt
Carrigaholt Bay's western shore hosts its bathing area.
Tramore Beach
Tramore is a 3 km long sandy beach with a gentle slope down to the water's edge. It boasts of rock pools that can be ...
Silverstrand Beach
Silverstrand Beach is a well-liked, shallow beach with sandy terrain, bordered by cliffs and rocks. High tides usuall...
River Barrow Clashganny
The River Barrow, which is a navigation river with weirs and lock gates, has a river bathing area that can be accesse...