Garinish Island

11/04/2026

Unfortunately Garinish Island will close again at 13:30 due to poor sea conditions. This decision is made for the safety of staff and visitors and we will continue to monitor the situation for tomorrow.

10/04/2026

Due to worsening weather conditions Garinish will close at 13:00 hours today. Hopefully all will revert to normal tomorrow and we will post here if anything changes. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

04/04/2026

Garinish island will close today at 13:30 due to worsening sea conditions. We hope to reopen as normal tomorrow.

21/03/2026

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Our key job is to manage and maintain the most important of Ireland’s historic buildings and heritage. We take meticulous care of the 780 heritage sites in our charge and at the 70 sites with visitor services, we work hard to present them to their best potential, making sure that we give visitors ...

29/10/2025

Due to poor wind and rain warnings for tomorrow 30th October, Garinish Island will not open. We hope that we will be back to normal on Friday but ask you to check before travelling. Thank you

10/10/2025

This is a wonderful time to visit Garnish Island - make the most of the settled weather and pay us a visit before we close on 3rd November (last day 2nd Nov). Avoid the crowds and if you're extra lucky, you may even have this island paradise to yourself for an hour or two.

The Sea eagles have been spotted here this week too...

10/04/2025

April into early May is a wonderful time to visit Garinish Island...

23/12/2024

14/12/2024

Eagle update: This year's Glengarriff white-tailed sea eagle chick has finally left home. Named Muireann, she hatched in late April and fledged in July. Since then she had never ventured far from Glengarriff Harbour until Storm Darragh seemed to prompt her to leave. Over the last week she has flown around the coasts of the Iveragh and Di**le Peninsulas, Co Kerry.

Her 2023 sibling recently flew in the opposite direction. He had been in Co Kerry for sometime but recently returned to West Cork where he is island-hopping.

2022 Glengarriff chick Cuileann is currently in the Kerry Biosphere, while 2020 chick and we**am star Sunniva is in Co Mayo.

27/11/2024

Nature Reserve Notice: The Esknamucky Trail is currently closed due to essential ESB works. The anticipated reopening date is Friday 20th December. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

15/11/2024

Would you like to work in one of Ireland’s prestigious heritage sites? The Office of Public Works is currently seeking enthusiastic people to join our dedicated Guiding team.

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