Five kilometres of sand backed by high dunes, with views of Lambay Island and Howth Head: a Blue Flag and Green Coast beach where north-side Dubliners take long walks and swim in calm, shallow water. Few visitors go beyond Howth and Malahide to find it.
- Address
- Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
- Hours
- Open access; lifeguards 11:00-19:00 on June weekends and daily in July-August (Fingal council)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 2 h
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Dublin Bus 32B and 42 stop at the beach; from Portmarnock station it is about a 50-minute walk
- Keep off the fenced dunes on the north beach
- Water quality is posted on the noticeboard and on beaches.ie from mid-June to mid-September