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Beaches & lake shores · Ireland

A little closer
to the water.

Room for a long walk. A new stretch of shore. Explore Ireland’s beaches and bathing waters, with water quality details, useful facilities and the journey there.

Explore the beaches Choose a county

243 EPA-listed locations across the Republic.

Keel Beach, Achill
A place by the waterKeel Beach, Achill IslandCounty Mayo · Photograph from 2025
Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
243
EPA-listed locations
17
counties to explore
84
with a Blue Flag recorded

Find your stretch of shore

A place by the water.

Search a beach, choose a county, or find the closest shore. Switch to the map whenever you like.

243 of 243 locations

Beaches & lake shores

Showing 12 of 243 locations

Annual classifications describe past sampling, not today’s conditions. Open a location for its water quality details, facilities and directions.

Somewhere to begin

Take the coastal road.

A few shores to put on your map. Explore each one for the practical details.

Find your corner

Follow the shore.

From the Atlantic coast to inland waters. Choose a county to explore its bathing locations.

Cork31 bathing locationsGalway29 bathing locationsDublin25 bathing locationsMayo24 bathing locationsKerry22 bathing locationsDonegal21 bathing locationsWexford19 bathing locationsWaterford18 bathing locationsClare14 bathing locationsWicklow13 bathing locationsMonaghan10 bathing locationsSligo5 bathing locationsLouth4 bathing locationsMeath3 bathing locationsWestmeath3 bathing locationsTipperary1 bathing locationLeitrim1 bathing location

Before you go

Know a little more.

A few useful details about the water quality ratings and the places in this collection.

Explore the EPA source
What does this collection include?
These are 243 beaches and lake shores listed in the EPA bathing water data for Ireland. 154 are designated as identified bathing waters. This is a different collection from the wider mapped beach directory, and the two totals should not be added together.
Does excellent water quality mean it is safe to swim today?
No. An annual classification is based on past sampling, usually across four years. It is not a live water quality reading. Check the location’s current EPA or local authority notices and signs at the beach before swimming.
What do the awards and facilities tell me?
Blue Flag, Green Coast and facility filters use the records held here. They do not confirm an award for a new season or that a service is operating today. Lifeguard cover can be seasonal or limited to certain hours. Each location’s page carries the details available.
Why are some details missing?
Some listed locations have no annual classification, and facilities are not recorded for every place. Missing information is left unknown. It does not mean a facility is unavailable.
All 243 bathing locations in Ireland

Source: Environmental Protection Agency, Bathing Water API. Data read 2026-09-20. The national collection contains 243 listed locations. Annual classifications and recorded awards are not live updates.