I rate this beach highly for one thing only, it's dog friendly! You get all sorts of dogs, and usually everyone respects every animal and the right to walk alone and not be disturbed. It's very very busy in the summer months as a family beach which is great but then people who only come down 2 times a year with their hand bag dog, get offended that these"other" people have dogs off the lead and think at anytime their pet is going to be attacked; aka come on down Mr dog warden who only comes down when"city" folk are around. I've been part of this community of local dog walkers for 4 years, I own a so called dangerous bred animal who walks freely. We walk the sands daily and have never encountered any violent attack of any kind, so fingal council needs to get their facts straight. I have made great friends and our animals banter reflects that. I've trained dogs for over 6 years in Ireland and more overseas. This is a great free public beach. A great overall dog friendly beach. Just remember if you bought it to the beach, it either goes home with you or in or near the rubbish bins provided.