Ten of the 17 beaches affected are in Co Mayo, two in Galway, one in Donegal and the remaining four are located in Dublin

Keem Bay made Big 7 Travel's annual list of 'The 50 Best Beaches In The World'

Some 159 beaches and marinas won an award from An Táisce in 2023, two more than last year.

Ireland has no shortage of stunning swimming spots

In the past week we've published the top 20 beaches in Cork... Then we put out a call to readers to see if we left any special destination out. Here's what they said...

A recent Lonely Planet article listed its top ten beaches in Ireland - with none in Cork. Scandalised by this snub, last week The Echo came up with ten great Rebel beaches... and here we produce another ten