County Cork

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Trails, beaches, forests and heritage in all 26 counties — gathered from Ireland's open data, joined up, and read against this week's Met Éireann forecast.

Kindest weather this week: County Cork on Sun, 25 Oct — dry by day, breezy, up to 12°C

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Trails & walks
1,194
Beaches & bathing waters
243
Forests & woodlands
155
Heritage sites
104
Parks, gardens & islands
229

Status Yellow - Rain & Wind warning for Leinster & Munster

From Thu, 22 Oct, 19:00 until Fri, 23 Oct, 10:00

Heavy rain associated with Storm Austen will spread eastwards across the country. Strong easterly winds will back northwesterly and strengthen further, especially in the south and southeast.

Be aware of potential impacts:

  • Difficult travelling conditions
  • Localised flooding possible
  • Outdoor events impacted
  • Debris, loose objects displaced
  • Some fallen trees, branches

Issued by Met Éireann · met.ie/warnings

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Where to go, and when

Each county is shaded by its best day outdoors this week. Pick one for its forecast and the trails, beaches, woods and heritage we'd try first.

CarlowCavanClareCorkDonegalDublinGalwayKerryKildareKilkennyLaoisLeitrimLimerickLongfordLouthMayoMeathMonaghanOffalyRoscommonSligoTipperaryWaterfordWestmeathWexfordWicklow
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County Cork

Best day outdoors: Sun, 25 Oct — dry by day, breezy, up to 12°C

Status Yellow - Rain & Wind warning for Leinster & Munster

  1. Fri, 23 Oct11°Scattered clouds
  2. Sat, 24 Oct14°Heavy rain
  3. Sun, 25 Oct12°Sun with light cloud
  4. Mon, 26 Oct15°Medium rain

Trails 196

Beaches 31

Forests 24

Heritage 7

Parks, gardens & islands 25

Everything outdoors in County Cork →

Outdoor forecast

Where the weather is kindest this week

  1. CorkSun, 25 OctDry by day, breezy, up to 12°C
  2. WaterfordSun, 25 OctDry by day, breezy, up to 11°C
  3. MayoFri, 23 OctDry by day, breezy, up to 10°C
  4. GalwayFri, 23 OctDry by day, breezy, up to 10°C
  5. WexfordSun, 25 OctDry by day, windy, up to 11°C
  6. KilkennySun, 25 OctDry by day, windy, up to 10°C
All 26 counties, day by day →

Trails & walks

Every waymarked route on Sport Ireland's register — loops, greenways, long-distance ways — with length, climb, time and dogs.

All 1,194 trails & walks →

Beaches & bathing waters

Every bathing water the EPA monitors, with its water-quality record, warnings and the facilities that matter.

All 243 beaches & bathing waters →

Forests & woodlands

Coillte's forest parks and recreation woods: the trails inside them, where to park, and where to ride.

All 155 forests & woodlands →

Parks, gardens & islands

Island crossings, walled gardens, town parks and quieter beaches — Fáilte Ireland's nature places, without the tour operators.

All 229 parks, gardens & islands →

Heritage in the landscape

UNESCO sites and the National Monuments Service's monuments to visit — abbeys, dolmens, ring forts, round towers.

All 104 heritage sites →

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