Swimming with a dog in Ireland
Dogs are allowed at 81 swimming spots in Ireland. Official water-quality classification for the 2025 season: 58× excellent, 14× good, 6× sufficient and 1× poor. At 81 spots dogs must be kept on a lead. Ireland has 549 more swimming spots of other kinds. Where nothing is stated we do not know — that does not mean it is forbidden.
- Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach Coast
- Ballyallia Lake, Ennis Swimming lake
- Ballyhiernan, Fanad Coast, Milford
- Bertra Beach, Murrisk Coast, Westport
- Bishopsquarter Coast, Ennistimon
- Bray South Promenade Coast, Bray East
- Cappagh Pier, Kilrush Coast
- Carrickfinn Coast, Glenties
- Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh Coast, Westport
- Carrowniskey, Louisburgh Coast, Westport
- Castlegregory Coast, Corca Dhuibhne
- Clare Island, Louisburgh Coast, Westport
- Claremont Beach Coast, Howth-Malahide
- Clogga Coast, Arklow
- Clogherhead Coast, Drogheda Rural
- Courtown, North Beach Coast, Gorey
- Culdaff Coast, Carndonagh
- Dollymount Strand Coast, Clontarf
- Donabate, Balcarrick Beach Coast, Rush-Lusk
- Dooega Beach, Achill Island Coast, Belmullet
- Dooey Coast, Glenties
- Downings Coast, Milford
- Drumnatinny Coast, Glenties
- Dugort Beach, Achill Island Coast, Belmullet
- Dun Laoghaire Baths Coast, Dún Laoghaire
- Duncannon Coast, New Ross
- Dunmoran Beach Coast, Ballymote-Tobercurry
- Elly Bay, Belmullet Coast
- Fanore Coast, Ennistimon
- Fintra Coast, Donegal
- Garryvoe Coast, Midleton
- Goirtín, Cloch Na Rón Coast, Conamara North
- Golden Strand, Achill Island Coast, Belmullet
- Half Moon Coast, South East Inner City
- Keel Beach, Achill Island Coast, Belmullet
- Keem Beach, Achill Island Coast, Belmullet
- Kilkee Coast, Kilrush
- Killahoey Coast, Glenties
- Lady's Bay, Buncrana Coast
- Lahinch Coast, Ennistimon
- Laytown/bettystown Coast, Laytown Bettystown
- Lilliput, Lough Ennell Swimming lake, Moate
- Lisfannon Coast, Buncrana
- Magheraroarty Coast, Glenties
- Marble Hill Coast, Glenties
- Mullaghmore Beach Coast, Sligo-Drumcliff
- Mullaghroe Beach, Belmullet Coast
- Mulranny Beach Coast, Belmullet
- Murvagh Coast, Donegal
- Naran Coast, Glenties
- Old Head Beach, Louisburgh Coast, Westport
- Port, Lurganboy Coast, Ardee
- Portarthur, Derrybeg Coast, Glenties
- Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach Coast, Howth-Malahide
- Portnablagh Coast, Glenties
- Portrane, The Brook Beach Coast, Rush-Lusk
- Portsalon Coast, Milford
- Rathmullan Coast, Milford
- Rinroe Beach, Carrowtigue Coast, Belmullet
- Ross Beach, Killala Coast, Ballina
- Rossnowlagh Coast, Donegal
- Rush North Beach Coast, Rush-Lusk
- Rush, South Beach Coast, Rush-Lusk
- Sandymount Strand Coast, Pembroke
- Sandymount Strand Coast
- Sandymount Strand Coast
- Seafield, Quilty Coast, Kilrush
- Seapoint Coast, Drogheda Rural
- Shelling Hill/templetown Coast, Dundalk-Carlingford
- Silver Strand Coast, Wicklow
- Skerries, South Beach Coast, Balbriggan
- Spanish Point Coast, Ennistimon
- Streedagh Beach Coast, Sligo-Drumcliff
- Sutton, Burrow Beach Coast, Howth-Malahide
- Trá Na Bhforbacha, Na Forbacha Coast, Conamara South
- Trá Na Huíne (inny Strand, Waterville) Coast, Kenmare
- Trá Na Mban, an Spidéal Coast, Conamara South
- Warren, Cregane Strand Coast, Skibbereen-West Cork
- White Rock Beach Coast, Dún Laoghaire
- White Strand, Doonbeg Coast, Kilrush
- White Strand, Miltown Malbay Coast, Ennistimon
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