Discover Dingle
A Gaeltacht harbour town at the end of the Wild Atlantic Way, on the Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry
Where To Eat
From fine dining to casual favourites
Out of the Blue
Harbour-front fish-only room since 2001, with a daily menu built entirely on the day's landed catch.
The Chart House
A candlelit stone cottage on The Mall doing modern Irish cooking from peninsula produce.
Solas Tapas & Wine Bar
A Michelin Bib Gourmand tapas and wine bar on Strand Street, Irish produce with a Spanish hand.
Book a Local Experience
Tours, trips and tastings you can book ahead
Blasket Island Eco Tour with Wildlife Watching
A three-hour wildlife boat tour from Dingle Harbour around the Blasket Islands, looking for seals, dolphins and seabirds.
Dingle Dolphin Boat Tours
Boat trips from Dingle pier, from a 30-minute harbour spin to the one-hour cliff tour and a four-hour wildlife trip.
Dingle Slea Head Tours
A three-hour small-group minibus tour of the Slea Head Drive from Dingle, with private and full-day options.
Blasket Island Sea Life Tours
A family-run RIB trip from Dingle Marina out to the Blasket Islands, looking for whales, dolphins, seals and puffins.
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What's On
Upcoming events and things happening in Dingle
Other Voices
RecurringAn intimate, televised music festival in tiny St James' Church, traditionally over a weekend in early December.
Féile na Bealtaine
Returns annuallyDingle's bilingual arts and politics festival over the early-May bank holiday, founded in 1994.
Dingle Races
Returns annuallyA long-running weekend of horse and pony racing at Ballintaggart on the edge of town, an August fixture.
Dingle Marathon & Half Marathon
Returns annuallyA scenic road race from the marina out along the Slea Head coast, with a full and half marathon, held in early September.
Dingle Right Now
Dingle has a true Atlantic climate, so always pack layers and a proper rain jacket whatever the forecast says. The Conor Pass and the exposed Slea Head road are several degrees cooler and far windier than the town, and the weather can change within the hour.
🌊 Tides
Dingle Harbour
Heights relative to chart datum
Daingean Uí Chúis
Dingle, or Daingean Uí Chúis, is the last proper town on the peninsula before the Atlantic: a working harbour and a Gaeltacht of around 2,000 people that has become one of the most visited corners of the southwest without losing its character.
It is two things at once. In high summer it is a busy tourist town, with coaches on the Slea Head road and the seafood restaurants full. Underneath that it is a genuine Irish-speaking community with a deep musical tradition and a string of shop-pubs that have barely changed in a century. The road signs being in Irish is not a theme here; this is one of the strongest Gaeltachtaí left in the country.