Beach · County Clare
Coillte
Quilty
Water quality: Excellent (2025)Parking
Can I swim here? Outside the bathing season
The bathing season runs from 1 June to 15 September. Outside it the water is not tested weekly and lifeguards are not on duty. The last sample, on 1 September 2026, was excellent. Live status on beaches.ie, which the EPA updates hourly in season.
The Quilty bathing area is located along the south western coast of County Clare in the Shannon River Basin District.
Excellent (2025): The highest standard: results over four years were consistently very clean.
The record, year by year
| Year | EPA classification | Samples | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Excellent | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Excellent | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Excellent | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Excellent | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Facilities
| Lifeguards | No | |
|---|---|---|
| Toilets | No | |
| Parking | Yes | Designated parking beside beach entrance. |
| Wheelchair access | No | |
| Beach wheelchair | No | |
| Public transport | No | |
| First aid | No | |
| Lifebuoy | Yes | Lifebuoy on wall at beach entrance. |
| Information board | No | |
| Activity zones | No | |
| Litter bins | No | |
| Recycling | No |
Latest sample (2026-09-01): E. coli 213, intestinal enterococci 30 (cfu/100 ml).
The EPA's bathing water profile
Outdoors in County Clare this week
Best day outdoors: Sat, 10 Oct — dry by day, breezy, up to 13°C
- Fri, 9 Oct14° / 11°Drizzle
- Sat, 10 Oct13° / 8°Sun with grey cloud
- Sun, 11 Oct15° / 14°Drizzle
Make a day of it
The nearest trails, beaches, woods and heritage within 25 km.
Trails & walks
Beaches & bathing waters
Forests & woodlands
Parks, gardens & islands
Nature spot · 6.8 km awayBá na Duimhche MóireDoughmore BayBeachSaunter down the 4.5km sandy beach of Doughmore Bay and breathe in the crisp, fresh sea air.
Nature spot · 20 km awayVandeleur Walled GardensGardenKilrushWalk, explore, and relax in the enchanted Vandeleur Walled Garden, one of County Clare's most beautiful botanical tributes to Ireland's rich natural history.