Best Beaches in Ireland

100 Excellent-rated beaches out of 148 monitored

AN TRÁ MÓR, COILL RUA, INDREABHÁN

coastal
Excellent

ARDMORE BEACH

coastal
Excellent

BAILE AN SCEILG (BALLINSKELLIGS)

coastal
Excellent

BALLINESKER

coastal
Excellent

BALLYALLIA LAKE, ENNIS

lake
Excellent

BALLYBUNNION NORTH

coastal
Excellent

BALLYBUNNION SOUTH

coastal
Excellent

BALLYCUGGERAN

lake
Excellent

BALLYHEIGUE

coastal
Excellent

BALLYHIERNAN, FANAD

coastal
Excellent

BALLYMONEY, NORTH BEACH

coastal
Excellent

BANNA STRAND

coastal
Excellent

BARLEY COVE

coastal
Excellent

BATHING PLACE AT PORTUMNA

lake
Excellent

BERTRA BEACH, MURRISK

coastal
Excellent

BISHOPSQUARTER

coastal
Excellent

BRITTAS BAY NORTH

coastal
Excellent

BRITTAS BAY SOUTH

coastal
Excellent

BUNDORAN

coastal
Excellent

CARNE

coastal
Excellent

CARRICKFINN

coastal
Excellent

CARRIGAHOLT

coastal
Excellent

CARROWNISKEY, LOUISBURGH

coastal
Excellent

CASTLEGREGORY

coastal
Excellent

CILL MHUIRBHIGH, INIS MÓR

coastal
Excellent

CLARE ISLAND, LOUISBURGH

coastal
Excellent

CLOGHERHEAD

coastal
Excellent

CLONEA BEACH

coastal
Excellent

COURTOWN, NORTH BEACH

coastal
Excellent

CULDAFF

coastal
Excellent

CURRACLOE

coastal
Excellent

CÉIBH AN SPIDÉIL

transitional
Excellent

DOIRE FHÍONÁIN (DERRYNANE)

coastal
Excellent

DONABATE, BALCARRICK BEACH

coastal
Excellent

DOOEGA BEACH, ACHILL ISLAND

coastal
Excellent

DOOEY

coastal
Excellent

DOWNINGS

coastal
Excellent

DRUMNATINNY

coastal
Excellent

DUGORT BEACH, ACHILL ISLAND

coastal
Excellent

DUNMORAN BEACH

coastal
Excellent

DUNMORE STRAND, DUNMORE EAST

coastal
Excellent

ELLY BAY, BELMULLET

coastal
Excellent

FANORE

coastal
Excellent

FENIT

coastal
Excellent

FINTRA

coastal
Excellent

FIONNTRÁ (VENTRY)

coastal
Excellent

FORTY FOOT BATHING PLACE

coastal
Excellent

FOUNTAINSTOWN

coastal
Excellent

GARRETSTOWN

coastal
Excellent

GARRYLUCAS, WHITE STRAND

coastal
Excellent

GOIRTÍN, CLOCH NA RÓN

coastal
Excellent

GOLDEN STRAND, ACHILL ISLAND

coastal
Excellent

GREYSTONES SOUTH

coastal
Excellent

INCH

coastal
Excellent

INCHYDONEY EAST BEACH

coastal
Excellent

INCHYDONEY WEST BEACH

coastal
Excellent

KEEL BEACH, ACHILL ISLAND

coastal
Excellent

KEELDRA LOUGH

lake
Excellent

KEEM BEACH, ACHILL ISLAND

coastal
Excellent

KELLS

coastal
Excellent

KILKEE

coastal
Excellent

KILLAHOEY

coastal
Excellent

KILLINEY

coastal
Excellent

LAHINCH

coastal
Excellent

LAYTOWN/BETTYSTOWN

coastal
Excellent

LOUGHREA LAKE

lake
Excellent

MAGHERAROARTY

coastal
Excellent

MAHARABEG

coastal
Excellent

MARBLE HILL

coastal
Excellent

MORRISCASTLE

coastal
Excellent

MOUNTSHANNON, LOUGH DERG

lake
Excellent

MULLAGHROE BEACH, BELMULLET

coastal
Excellent

MULRANNY BEACH

coastal
Excellent

MURVAGH

coastal
Excellent

NARAN

coastal
Excellent

OLD HEAD BEACH, LOUISBURGH

coastal
Excellent

OWENAHINCHA, LITTLE ISLAND STRAND

coastal
Excellent

PORT, LURGANBOY

coastal
Excellent

PORTMARNOCK, VELVET STRAND BEACH

coastal
Excellent

PORTNASHANGAN, LOUGH OWEL

lake
Excellent

PORTRANE, THE BROOK BEACH

coastal
Excellent

PORTSALON

coastal
Excellent

QUILTY

coastal
Excellent

REDBARN

coastal
Excellent

RINROE BEACH, CARROWTIGUE

coastal
Excellent

ROSS BEACH, KILLALA

coastal
Excellent

ROSSBEIGH, WHITE STRAND

coastal
Excellent

ROSSES POINT BEACH

coastal
Excellent

ROSSLARE STRAND

coastal
Excellent

ROSSNOWLAGH

coastal
Excellent

RUSH NORTH BEACH

coastal
Excellent

RUSH, SOUTH BEACH

coastal
Excellent

SALTHILL BEACH

coastal
Excellent

SEAFIELD, QUILTY

coastal
Excellent

SEAPOINT

coastal
Excellent

SEAPOINT

coastal
Excellent

SHELLING HILL/TEMPLETOWN

coastal
Excellent

SILVER STRAND

coastal
Excellent

SILVERSTRAND BEACH

coastal
Excellent

SPANISH POINT

coastal
Excellent