TRIPADVISOR HAS ANNOUNCED the top 10 Irish beaches for 2016, with one Cork beach taking the top spot for the third year in a row.

The Travellers’ Choice Awards are based on user reviews over 12 months and Inchydoney beach near Clonakilty was once again voted number one.

Four beaches from Kerry featured on the list, while beaches in Clare, Donegal, Wexford, Galway and Dublin also got the nod.

Here are the top 10:

These are the top 10 Irish beaches for 2016

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Inchydoney beach, Cork
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Derrynane beach, Kerry
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Inch beach, Kerry
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Lahinch beach, Clare
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Rossbeigh beach, Kerry
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Banna Strand, Kerry
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Maghera beach and caves, Donegal
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Curracloe beach, Wexford
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Renvyle beach, Galway
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Portmarnock beach, Dublin
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Meanwhile, Grace Bay in the Caribbean’s Turks and Caicos got top spot in the list of the World’s Top 10 beaches.

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Inchydoney beach, Cork

Derrynane beach, Kerry

Inch beach, Kerry

Lahinch beach, Clare

Rossbeigh beach, Kerry

Banna Strand, Kerry

Maghera beach and caves, Donegal

Curracloe beach, Wexford

Renvyle beach, Galway

Portmarnock beach, Dublin

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Making a difference

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