Rooms to Rent in Sandymount, Dublin 4

Sandymount is a coastal village in Dublin 4, 3 to 4 km south-east of the city centre, between Ballsbridge, Irishtown and Merrion. Its centre is Sandymount Green, a small triangular park ringed by shops, cafés and restaurants, and its streets run down to Sandymount Strand, a wide stretch of sand on Dublin Bay. The strand has literary fame: James Joyce set two episodes of Ulysses there, and the Martello tower halfway along it was built as part of a chain of defences against a Napoleonic invasion.

Life here is shaped by the sea. A promenade runs along Strand Road, and the strand is a favourite for walks at low tide, although people have occasionally been caught out by the incoming tide on the flats. The concrete shell of the Victorian Sandymount baths, built in 1883, still stands out on the sand. Sport is a big part of local life too, with the YMCA, Pembroke and Railway Union cricket clubs and the Pembroke Wanderers hockey club.

Two DART stations, Sandymount and Sydney Parade, connect the area with the city centre in one direction and Dún Laoghaire and the south coast in the other, and the tech offices around Grand Canal Dock are close by. Rooms range from shares in period houses to apartments, and Sandymount suits people who want a quieter seaside base close to town. Dwelles lists rooms in Sandymount so you can compare what is available.