8 national parks, run by the National Parks and Wildlife Service — mountains, bog, limestone pavement, a passage-tomb landscape and, announced in 2024, a park that is mostly sea.
| National park | In Irish | County | Area (km²) | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | Cill Airne | Kerry | 105 | 1932 |
| Connemara | Conamara | Galway | 20 | 1980 |
| Glenveagh | Gleann Bheatha | Donegal | 170 | 1984 |
| The Burren | Boirinn | Clare | 15 | 1991 |
| Wicklow Mountains | Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin | Wicklow | 205 | 1991 |
| Wild Nephin | Néifinn Fhiáin | Mayo | 150 | 1998 |
| Boyne Valley (Brú na Bóinne) | Brú na Bóinne | Meath | 2.2 | 2023 |
| Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara | Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara | Kerry | 283.3 | 2024 |
Areas include land and sea, as Wikipedia's list gives them.
8 in the Republic. The first was Killarney, in 1932; the newest, Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara on the Kerry coast, was announced in April 2024 and is mostly sea. Wikipedia lists none in Northern Ireland.
Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara in County Kerry, at 283.3 km² of land and sea.
Wikipedia's National parks of Ireland ↗; the parks are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service ↗.