Ireland Blue Flag Beaches 2023
The Blue Flag award is a prestigious, international award scheme that aims to provide an assurance to tourists that a beach has met a minimum standard. To collect a Blue Flag any Ireland beach must achieve the highest quality in water, facilities, safety, environmental education and management.
Below you will see the regions within Ireland that have between them 79 beaches with a Blue Flag status awarded in 2023.
Clare Blue Flag Beaches
Clare has 9 Blue Flag beaches:
- Cappa Beach, Kilrush
- Whitestrand Doonbeg Beach, Doonbeg
- Kilkee Beach, Kilkee
- Fanore Beach, Fanore
- Lahinch Beach, Lahinch
- Whitestrand Beach, MiItown Malbay
- Ballycuggeran Beach, Killaloe
- Mountshannon Beach, Scarriff
- Spanish Point Beach, Spanish Point
Cork Blue Flag Beaches
Cork has 9 Blue Flag beaches:
- Youghal Front Strand and Claycastle Beach, Youghal
- Barleycove Beach, Crookhaven
- Garrylucas Beach, Ballinspittle
- Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty
- Garretstown Beach, Ballinspittle
- Owenahincha Beach, Rosscarbery
- Tragumna Beach, Skibbereen
- Redbarn Beach, Youghal
- Fountainstown Beach, Kilmichael East
Donegal Blue Flag Beaches
Donegal has 12 Blue Flag beaches:
- Bundoran Beach, Ballyshannon
- Killahoey Beach, Dunfanaghy
- Murvagh Beach, Donegal Area
- Culdaff Beach, Malin
- Rossnowlagh Beach, Ballyshannon
- Shroove Beach, Greencastle
- Carrickfinn Beach, Annagary
- Fintra Beach, Killybegs
- Marble Hill Beach, Dunfanaghy
- Naran Beach, Naran
- Portsalon Beach, Portsalon
- Downings Beach, Downings
Dublin Blue Flag Beaches
Dublin has 4 Blue Flag beaches:
- Seapoint Beach, Dublin City
- Balcarrick Beach, Donabate
- Killiney Beach, Killiney
- Portmarnock Beach, Dublin City
Galway Blue Flag Beaches
Galway has 7 Blue Flag beaches:
- Cill Muirbhthe Kilmurvey Beach, Inishmore
- Silverstrand Beach, Galway Area
- Salthill Beach, Galway area
- Loughrea Lake Beach, Loughrea
- Coral Strand Beach, Connemara
- Portumna Beach, Portumna
- Tra Mhor Beach, Indreabhan
Kerry Blue Flag Beaches
Kerry has 13 Blue Flag beaches:
- Ballinskelligs Beach, Ballinskelligs
- Ballyheigue Beach, Ballyheigue
- Derrynane Beach, Caherdaniel
- Inch Beach, Daingean
- Kells Beach, Caherciveen
- Ballybunion North Beach, Ballybunion
- Ballybunion South Beach, Ballybunion
- Banna Stand Beach, Tralee
- Fenit Beach, Tralee
- Magherabeg Beach, Castlegregory
- Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh
- White Strand Beach, Caherciveen
- Ventry Beach, Ventry
Louth Blue Flag Beaches
Louth has 3 Blue Flag beaches:
Mayo Blue Flag Beaches
Mayo has 9 Blue Flag beaches:
- Elly Bay Beach, North Mayo
- Keem Beach, West Mayo
- Dooega Beach, West Mayo
- Golden Strand Beach, West Mayo
- Trawmore Strand Beach, West Mayo
- Mullaghroe Beach, North Mayo
- Mulranny Beach, West Mayo
- Ross Beach, North Mayo
- Dugort Beach, West Mayo
Sligo Blue Flag Beaches
Sligo has 1 Blue Flag beach.
Waterford Blue Flag Beaches
Waterford has 5 Blue Flag beaches:
- Clonea Beach, Dungarvan
- Councillors Strand Beach, Dunmore East
- Ardmore Beach, Comeragh
- Dunmore East Beach, Dunmore
- Tramore Beach, Tramore
Wexford Blue Flag Beaches
Wexford has 5 Blue Flag beaches:
- Curracloe Beach, Curracloe
- Rosslare Strand Beach, Rosslare
- Carne Wexford Beach, Rosslare
- Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe
- Morriscastle Beach, Morriscastle
Wicklow Blue Flag Beaches
Wicklow has 3 Blue Flag beaches:
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The blue flag certification process is carried out every year by local quality organisations and for our beaches in the UK the annual results are announced at the end of May or beginning of June.
For more information and details of the assessment criteria visit the Blue Flag Award website.