The Irish Padel Price Index 2026: What It Costs to Play, County by County
July 2026 · Openplay Research · Published rates collected 17 July 2026, source linked per venue. Free to cite with attribution and a link to this page.
What does an hour of padel actually cost in Ireland? We checked the published pricing of 32 venues across the island — every rate below comes from the venue's own website, booking portal or published price card, linked in the table. No estimates, no hearsay.
Key findings
- The going rate for peak-time padel in the Republic is €46–49 per court per hour — €11.50–12.25 each when four of you split it. Average across the ten venues with fully published peak rates: €46.20.
- €48 peak / €40 off-peak is the de-facto national standard. Padel LK (Limerick), Kerry Padel Centre, Project Padel (Galway & Ballina) and Planet Padel (Athlone) all price identically.
- The dearest published court in Ireland is in Cork, not Dublin — The Hive at €56/hr peak, ahead of Shoreline Greystones (€52) and Padel Tennis Ireland Carrigtwohill (€49.05).
- Cheapest ways to play: Bushy Park, Dublin — €24/hr flat (€6 a head, outdoor, +€3/hr for lights); Castle Oaks, Limerick from €25; and early-bird slots from €30–32 at Kerry, Padel LK, Project Padel and the K Club.
- Free padel exists. Padel 100's community venues run free hours every weekday 11am–3pm at all ten of their open sites — no membership required.
- Northern Ireland is cheaper: Belfast Boat Club £32 peak/£24 off-peak (non-members); Eddie Irvine Sports £32 flat with balls included.
- The transparency gap: 17 of 32 venues checked publish no prices at all — booking apps only. In most of Dublin you cannot find out what padel costs without downloading an app.
Published rates — the table
| Venue | County | Peak €/hr | Off-peak €/hr | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hive Padel Club | Cork | €56 | €48 | hivelife.ie |
| Shoreline Sports Park | Wicklow | €52 | €36 | shorelineleisure.ie |
| Padel Tennis Ireland, Carrigtwohill | Cork | €49.05 | €43.60 | padeltennisireland.ie |
| Padel LK | Limerick | €48 | €40 (€32 early) | padellk.ie |
| Kerry Padel Centre | Kerry | €48 | €40 (€30 early) | kerrypadel.ie |
| Project Padel (Galway & Ballina) | Galway/Mayo | €48 | €40 (€32 early) | projectpadel.ie |
| Planet Padel Athlone | Westmeath | €48 | €40 | planetpadel.ie |
| Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel | Dublin | €45 | €40 | fitzpatrickcastle.com |
| South Padel at The K Club | Kildare | €44 | €32–38 | kclub.ie |
| Ballymascanlon Hotel | Louth | from €36 (weekday) | — | ballymascanlon.com (PDF) |
| Castle Oaks House Hotel | Limerick | from €25 | — | castleoaks.ie |
| Bushy Park Tennis & Padel | Dublin | €24 flat (+€3 lights) | same | booking portal FAQ |
| Padel 100 (10 community venues) | Nationwide | via Playtomic | €0 Mon–Fri 11am–3pm | padel100.ie |
| Belfast Boat Club | Antrim (NI) | £32 (non-mem.) | £24 | belfastboatclub.com |
| Eddie Irvine Sports, Bangor | Down (NI) | £32 flat | same | eddieirvinesports.com |
The venues that don't publish prices
The following venues had no publicly published court rates at the time of checking (booking app or enquiry only): Dublin Sports Dome, House of Padel, dlr Leisure Meadowbrook, Star Padel Templeogue, Rockbrook Padel, PadelZone Celbridge, W7 Padel, Club Whitford Padel, Talbot Padel Club Carlow, Pavilion Padel Castle Durrow, Adare Manor, Woodlands Hotel, Padel Factory Tuam, Padel Park Letterkenny, District 4 Padel, Let's Go Padel (NI network), Padel 54 Moira. No inference should be drawn about their prices — only that they aren't published. We'll gladly add any venue's rates on request via our contact page.
Methodology & sources
Rates are the standard adult, non-member, per-court peak and off-peak prices as published by each venue on 17 July 2026, at the URLs linked in the table. Where a venue publishes only a "from" price, it is shown as such and excluded from averages. The €46.20 average covers the ten venues with fully published peak rates. Prices change — always confirm with the venue; corrections welcome and made within days. © Openplay Research 2026 — free to cite with attribution and a link.
Explore more: the County Density League · live court map · State of Padel in Ireland 2026.