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Ballymoney

Ballymoney

Ballymoney Beach June 2012 At Ballymoney you get two beaches for the price of one. The first, just...

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Curracloe

Curracloe

If it's long beaches you want, then go to Curracloe. This is a wide expanse of beach which must be...

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Pollan Bay

Pollan Bay

August 2011 Pollan Bay appears to be a popular holiday beach and there were plenty of surfers in...

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Jarleys Cove

Jarleys Cove

Jarley's Cove, Kinsale June 2011 Jarleys Cove is a small beach located just a couple of kilometres...

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Lough Hyne

Lough Hyne

Lough Hyne, West Cork June 2011 Lough Hyne is Ireland's first marine nature reserve and a lovely...

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Valentia

Valentia Island
May 2011

Note: this suggestion comes from a local resident in Valentia. We haven’t visited it ourselves so can’t vouch for it, but it sounds nice. […]

Glenmore

Glanmore Lake, near Healy Pass
July 2009

Glanmore is one of the nicest locations you will find. […]

Glanteerasig

Lough Cuim, Glanteerasig Forest Park
July 2012

Even if you never swim here a visit to this out of the way lake is well worth the effort. […]

Ballyferriter

Ballyferriter Strand, Smerwick Harbour
July 2012

Why this long and attractive beach isn’t properly signposted, when the nearby, much smaller Wine Strand is, must be one of Ireland’s many signposting […]

Killiney

Killiney Beach
May 2010

Killiney is a popular family beach and swimming spot on Dublin’s southside.

The beach itself is nothing to write home about, as it’s stony, hard to […]

Donabate

February & May 2010

Donabate is only about 15 miles from Dublin city centre but still has a nice country feel to it. […]

Portmarnock Beach

April 2010

For a beach that’s only a 30 minute drive from Dublin city, Portmarnock has a nice, get away from it all feel to it. […]

Loughshinny Beach

May 2010

Loughshinny is a small, attractive family beach nestling between a harbour at one end and cliffs at the other.

This looks like an old fishing village and there […]

Pollshone Beach

Pollshone is a smaller, less well known neighbour to the more popular Courtown. […]

Ballymacaw Cove

August 2010
Balllymacaw is a very attractive, out of the way cove, not well signposted and not very well known. […]

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Valentia

Valentia Island
May 2011

Note: this suggestion comes from a local resident in Valentia. We haven’t visited it ourselves so can’t vouch for it, but it sounds nice. […]

Glenmore

Glanmore Lake, near Healy Pass
July 2009

Glanmore is one of the nicest locations you will find. […]

Glanteerasig

Lough Cuim, Glanteerasig Forest Park
July 2012

Even if you never swim here a visit to this out of the way lake is well worth the effort. […]

Ballyferriter

Ballyferriter Strand, Smerwick Harbour
July 2012

Why this long and attractive beach isn’t properly signposted, when the nearby, much smaller Wine Strand is, must be one of Ireland’s many signposting […]

Killiney

Killiney Beach
May 2010

Killiney is a popular family beach and swimming spot on Dublin’s southside.

The beach itself is nothing to write home about, as it’s stony, hard to […]

Donabate

February & May 2010

Donabate is only about 15 miles from Dublin city centre but still has a nice country feel to it. […]

Portmarnock Beach

April 2010

For a beach that’s only a 30 minute drive from Dublin city, Portmarnock has a nice, get away from it all feel to it. […]

Loughshinny Beach

May 2010

Loughshinny is a small, attractive family beach nestling between a harbour at one end and cliffs at the other.

This looks like an old fishing village and there […]

Pollshone Beach

Pollshone is a smaller, less well known neighbour to the more popular Courtown. […]

Ballymacaw Cove

August 2010
Balllymacaw is a very attractive, out of the way cove, not well signposted and not very well known. […]

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