Donegal is third 'most liveable' county in Ireland - report

Donegal is the third most liveable county in Ireland, according to the latest Liveability Index.

The county scored an impressive 67, one point behind second placed Wexford and seven adrift of Waterford. Cork, and Clare made up the rest of the top five.

Needless to say, Donegal couldn’t compete with the south east when it came to sunshine. However, we scored highly for our natural amenities, cost of housing, and proximity to Derry City.

“County Donegal ranks third overall,” the report explains.

“It scores very highly for its natural amenities (in 2nd place just behind Co. Kerry) and also for cost of housing – it has the 3rd cheapest housing in the country. It is close to the facilities that Derry City has to offer and, as a result ranks, highly in the proximity to a city category (7th place). However, it comes near the bottom of the rankings for sunshine (23rd place)”.

Donegal is third ‘most liveable’ county in Ireland – report was last modified: August 6th, 2025 by Staff Writer

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