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Great beaches in Ireland
Portsalon
Portsalon Beach is a sandy beach situated along the Swilly Estuary, bounded by Knockalla headland to the south and fl...
Carne
Carne is a sandy beach located near Carne pier, facing east towards the Irish Sea with a dune system situated to its ...
Tragumna
Tragumna Beach is a serene, sandy beach situated on the north-east side of Tragumna Bay. It faces the south/south-wes...
Inchydoney West Beach
Inchydoney West Beach is a south facing, sandy beach located at the north east of Clonakilty Bay. It has gently slopi...
Killiney
Killiney Beach offers magnificent views of Bray Head, Dalkey Island, and Sorrento Terrace. The beach features a 300m ...
Courtown, North Beach
Courtown North beach is an urban fine-sand beach with gentle slopes and backed by well-vegetated dunes. The beach has...
Castlegregory
Castlegregory Beach is situated in County Kerry on the northern side of the Dingle Peninsula in the South West of Ire...
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...
Ballybunnion North
Ballybunnion North is a wide, exposed sandy beach that faces the Atlantic ocean with no notable vegetation. It has a ...
Mulranny Beach
Mulranny Beach, located southwest of Mulranny village, is a popular sandy beach that boasts a strand of Mediterranean...
Fintra
Fintra Beach is a picturesque sandy beach located in a small inlet to the West of Killybegs Harbour. The beach featur...
Half Moon
The bathing area is situated halfway on the South Bull Wall and can be accessed from there. Notably, it is not a beach.
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 ...
An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán
Trá Mór is a picturesque sandy beach situated amidst rocky coasts and farmland along the Connemara coastline. This li...
Morriscastle
Morriscastle beach is a serene and rural sandy beach with soft, wind-blown sand and a gentle slope. Behind the beach,...
Céibh an Spidéil
Céibh an Spidéil is an east-facing sandy cove that features a fishing pier and rocky shore. It offers diverse plant a...
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...
Clogherhead
Clogherhead beach is a spacious and gently sloping sandy beach located mainly to the east, with rock and dune formati...
Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane)
Derrynane, also known as Doire Fhíonáin, is a beautiful sandy beach located in the southwest region of Ireland. Facin...
Red Strand
Red Strand is found near Clonakilty, Co Cork. The beach is sheltered and boasts stunning vistas of Galley Head lighth...