The 10 Best Golf Courses in County Dublin, Province of Leinster

Founded in 1890, this is one of the oldest and highest ranked Links golf courses in Ireland and a true links golf experience. Located only 15 minutes from Dublin Airport and 30 minutes from Dublin City Centre, the Island Golf Club will challenge your game while presenting beautiful vistas.

A fantastic 9 hole golf course in South County Dublin offering great food and a warm welcome.

Footee is the newest and coolest top class novelty sports game that blends two of the world's best and most popular sports - football and golf. Footee is the original and best Footgolf course in Ireland. Footgolf is a competitive, skilful and addictive sports game that mixes the passion and strength of football with the elegance and tradition of golf. Footgolf is played on a golf course by individuals or in groups but instead of swinging golf clubs and hitting golf balls, players kick footballs. The game rules are identical to golf - each hole carries a par and the aim of the game is to get the football into the (bigger) hole on each green in as few shots as possible. Situated in Tallaght, just 30 minutes from Dublin City and less than 5 minutes from the M50, Footee is for people of all ages and fitness levels, males and females, young and old. Opening hours: Apr 1st - Oct 31st, 7 days a week, 10am - 7pm Nov 1st - Mar 31st, Saturdays & Sundays only, 11am - 3pm (but will open midweek for group bookings)

Donabate Golf Club is a 27 hole parkland course that offers varying challenges on each nine including water hazards, undulating greens and mature trees. All of the greens are sand based and this makes them playable all year round. Donabate Golf Club is open for membership, please see our website for full details.

Within a picturesque curve of coastline, 10 miles to the north of Dublin City and only a 15-minute drive from Dublin Airport, Portmarnock Golf Club sits majestically on a narrow tongue of shallow duneland. And as a measure of its enduring quality, it remains one of the most respected venues in world golf. No other Irish course has been graced by so many distinguished players in a rich history encompassing a broad sweep of significant events. It is where Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead successfully followed its serpentine route through classic linkland on their way to victory in the 1960 Canada Cup. And it is where another generation of Americans, including Phil Mickelson and David Duval, secured a memorable Walker Cup triumph in 1991. These events, along with 19 stagings of the European Tour's Irish Open Championship, reflect the quality of a searching examination across the link's twenty-seven holes. We look forward to warmly welcoming you to play our Championship links.

A very warm welcome to one of Ireland's finest golf links. We have history and wonderful golfing tradition here - but better than that, we have a fabulous golfing challenge over a magnificent links course. And when the golf is done, our clubhouse offers the ideal place for enjoyable relaxation. Our visitors are always welcomed by our friendly staff and we look forward to your visit to our Club. Located on Bull Island, which also houses a bird sanctuary and nature reserves, this golf course is one of the oldest in Ireland, dating back to 1885.

Just twenty minutes from Dublin airport, set on 567 acres of lush private parkland, lies a championship golf course befitting a country in the top tier of global golfing destinations. Masterfully designed down to the last detail by celebrated course architects Donald Steel and Tom MacKenzie, the 18-hole championship Golf Course at Luttrellstown Castle Resort is 7,347 naturally-contoured yards of mature parklands, links-style bunkers, water hazards and a state-of-the-art, alpine lodge-style clubhouse, all set within the walls of a centuries-old private estate.

Situated in the quaint village of St. Margaret’s in North County Dublin, less than 5 minutes from Dublin Airport, St. Margaret’s Golf & Country Club is a club golfer’s paradise. It is hard to believe how close you actually are to Dublin City, as the club provides members with a delightful ‘away from it all atmosphere’ that inspires a feeling of tranquility. St. Margaret’s is certainly among Ireland’s greatest parkland facilities and the 18-hole championship golf course is maintained to the highest standards. The course boasts beautifully tree lined fairways, perfectly manicured greens and wonderful water features offering golfers of all levels a most enjoyable round of golf. After an exhilarating round of golf, you can retreat to the comfort of the recently refurbished clubhouse and the new Lír Restaurant. Surrounded by the golf course, the clubhouse, bar and restaurant are luxury itself, offering the perfect venue to host any family function, Sunday lunch or corporate event.