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Dun Laoghaire Baths

Dun Laoghaire Baths is one of the waters the EPA tests and grades in County Dublin, 0.6 km east of Dún Laoghaire. The Environmental Protection Agency classified it poor for water quality for the 2025 season. The register records a lifeguard, toilets, parking, bins, a lifebuoy, first aid and an information board.

Swimming is restricted here for the whole season. Water quality classification Poor. DLR are committed to maintaining the classification of the Dun Laoghaire Baths at a compliant level and are implementing a plan to rectify the situation that has resulted in the Poor classification for DLB.

Poor
water quality, 2025
No
Blue Flag
Yes
lifeguard
0.6 km
from Dún Laoghaire
Water quality
Poor, 2025
Water testing
Tested by the EPA sampled through the season and given a water quality grade
Season restriction
In place. Water quality classification Poor. DLR are committed to maintaining the classification of the Dun Laoghaire Baths at a compliant level and are implementing a plan to rectify the situation that has resulted in the Poor classification for DLB.
Pollution after rain
Prone to short term pollution, closed 4 days last season
Awards
None
County
County Dublin
Managed by
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Nearest town
Dún Laoghaire, 0.6 km east of it, in a straight line
From that town
0.7 km by road, about 2 min drivingor 0.8 km on foot, about 10 minutes at 4.8 km/h
Lifeguard
Yes: This bathing area is lifeguarded every day in June (as resources permit), July and August, and the first two weekends of September.
Toilets
Public toilets are available in the Peoples Park
Parking
Public parking is available in Windsor Terrace carpark
Access
There is ramped access from Queens Road onto the bathing area platform
Dogs
Allowed on a lead
Cars on the beach
No
Public transport
Sandycove and Glasthule Dart station is a short walk away. Dun Laoghaire is services by several bus routes from across Dublin.
First aid
An AED is available on the wall of the Pavilion building
Position
53.2914° N, 6.1277° W
Record changed
2026-04-08
Dun Laoghaire Seafront (1016468347) (7)
Dun Laoghaire Seafront (1016468347) (7)·William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dun Laoghaire Seafront (1016468347) (7)·William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dunlaoghaire Seafront [?]
Dunlaoghaire Seafront [?]·William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dunlaoghaire Seafront [?]·William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

What the EPA says about it

The Dún Laoghaire Baths re-opened in December 2022 after significant redevelopment of the facility. The works included the refurbishment of the baths pavilion, the construction of a new 35m jetty with built in seating, the installation of the Roger Casement statue, a simple changing shelter, the refurbished Edwardian gazebo and a new walkway from Newtownsmith. Access to the water is via two sets of steps. One from the main lower platform and one from the jetty. Both sets of steps lead swimmers into the Bathing Area. The Bathing Area has two yellow marker buoys installed for swimmer safety. These buoys alert watercraft users that swimmers will be present between these buoys and the shore. (Dun Laoghaire Bath Photographs used are credited to Ste Murray).

Dun Laoghaire Baths is classified as having Poor Water Quality in 2025 based on the assessment of bacteriological results for the period 2025 and consequently, an Advice Not To Swim restriction will apply at the bathing water for the 2026 bathing season. Dun Laoghaire Baths was newly identified in 2025 as a beach for monitoring, management and assessment under the requirements of the 2008 Bathing Water Quality Regulations. Annual water quality ratings are generally calculated using monitoring results over a four-year period and are assessed against stringent bacterial limits to protect bather health. The resulting poor classification is based on 2 poor and 14 excellent samples from the monitoring calendar for 2025 only. The 1st poor sample (7/7/25), Dlr have not been able to source the cause of this event to date, but it was not as a result of an overflow. Dlr have had a PCR test conducted to try to identify the microbial source of the poor sample. The test results were inconclusive as all sources were below level of quantification. The 2nd poor sample (21/7/25), was as a result of significant unexpected rainfall, 48mm in a single day which was a Sunday evening, causing an overflow from a combined sewer line. Dlr are working with UÉ to try to find a short term solution to reduce the frequency and volume from this overflow, provide more accurate and real time data on overflows. As well as looking at a long-term solution to remove the overflow from the current location. Dlr are committed to maintaining the classification of the DLB at a complainant level, and will form a plan to rectify the situation caused by the strict interpretation and exclusion of valid testing, that has resulted in the poor classification.

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Destination, access and nearby stops

Dun Laoghaire Baths is in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. The entrance has not been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

The nearest settlement is Dún Laoghaire, 0.6 km east of the beach. The register records parking here. Getting to the town is not getting to the beach, so the journey below is worked out to the beach itself and the last stretch on foot is measured rather than left out.
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The nearest scheduled stop is George's St Upper (3068), 250 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • George's St Upper 250 m
    buses 45A, 59, 111, 7A, 7 and 45B among others
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  • Glenageary Rd Lower 320 m
    buses 45A, 7, 7A, 45B, 7n and 7D
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Sandycove Station 330 m
    buses 59, 111 and 7D
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  • Corrig Avenue 340 m
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  • Sandycove and Glasthule 370 m
    train DART
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Questions people ask

Is the water clean at Dun Laoghaire Baths?
The EPA classified it Poor for the 2025 season, which is worked out from four years of samples. Dun Laoghaire Baths is classified as having Poor Water Quality in 2025 based on the assessment of bacteriological results for the period 2025 and consequently, an Advice Not To Swim restriction will apply at the bathing water for the 2026 bathing season. Dun Laoghaire Baths was newly identified in 2025 as a beach for monitoring, management and assessment under the requirements of the 2008 Bathing Water Quality Regulations. Annual water quality ratings are generally calculated using monitoring results over a four-year period and are assessed against stringent bacterial limits to protect bather health. The resulting poor classification is based on 2 poor and 14 excellent samples from the monitoring calendar for 2025 only. The 1st poor sample (7/7/25), Dlr have not been able to source the cause of this event to date, but it was not as a result of an overflow. Dlr have had a PCR test conducted to try to identify the microbial source of the poor sample. The test results were inconclusive as all sources were below level of quantification. The 2nd poor sample (21/7/25), was as a result of significant unexpected rainfall, 48mm in a single day which was a Sunday evening, causing an overflow from a combined sewer line. Dlr are working with UÉ to try to find a short term solution to reduce the frequency and volume from this overflow, provide more accurate and real time data on overflows. As well as looking at a long-term solution to remove the overflow from the current location. Dlr are committed to maintaining the classification of the DLB at a complainant level, and will form a plan to rectify the situation caused by the strict interpretation and exclusion of valid testing, that has resulted in the poor classification. A classification is a record of seasons that have finished; it is not a reading of the water today.
Is swimming restricted at Dun Laoghaire Baths?
Yes, one is in place for the whole season. Water quality classification Poor. DLR are committed to maintaining the classification of the Dun Laoghaire Baths at a compliant level and are implementing a plan to rectify the situation that has resulted in the Poor classification for DLB.
Does Dun Laoghaire Baths have a Blue Flag?
No. A beach without one can still have excellent water: the Blue Flag also asks for facilities, lifeguards and information boards, which a quiet strand may not have.
Is there a lifeguard at Dun Laoghaire Baths?
The register records one, This bathing area is lifeguarded every day in June (as resources permit), July and August, and the first two weekends of September.. Outside those hours nobody is watching the water.
How do you get to Dun Laoghaire Baths without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is George's St Upper, 250 metres from the beach in a straight line, and buses 45A, 59, 111, 7A, 7 and 45B among others call there, run by Go-Ahead Ireland. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways, and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you pick. Where no footway joins the stop to the beach it says so rather than making a number up.
Where does this come from?
The Environmental Protection Agency's list of places people swim, which it calls the bathing water register, read on 2026-09-20, where this record was last changed on 2026-04-08. Water quality, awards, lifeguards and facilities are the EPA's own fields, and a field it leaves blank is shown as not recorded rather than as a no. The distance to the nearest town is this site's own measurement, in a straight line.

Water quality, awards, lifeguards, toilets, parking and access are the Environmental Protection Agency’s own fields, from its bathing water register, read 2026-09-20. The classification covers four years of sampling and is not a reading for today: after heavy rain the water can be worse than the classification suggests, and the EPA and the local authority post notices when it is. Positions are the EPA’s grid references, projected to latitude and longitude. Journeys are the National Transport Authority’s published timetable.

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