Where to Play Padel in Sligo

Sligo has padel. Let's Go Padel Sligo opened on Finisklin Road in Rathedmond in August 2026 — the county's first padel club, with four courts and slots you can book today. Three of them are indoor, which on this coast is the part that actually matters.

This page was written when the honest answer to "where can I play padel in Sligo" was "Donegal". That changed. Below is the venue, what it costs, and what else is in the pipeline for the county.

Padel Courts in Sligo

Let's Go Padel Sligo

4 courts · 3 indoor, 1 outdoor · Finisklin Road, Rathedmond, Sligo, F91 XF38 · Open

Sligo's first padel club, and the first venue in the county you can genuinely book a court at. The layout is four courts: two indoor doubles, one indoor singles court, and one outdoor doubles court. All four are panoramic, meaning full glass at the back rather than a mesh cage — better to play in and much better to watch.

The singles court is the unusual bit. There are very few of them in Ireland, and they are genuinely useful — cheaper per head, easier to fill at short notice, and a fast way to sharpen your movement without needing to round up three other people.

Three courts under a roof is the thing that makes this venue work for the north-west. An indoor slot booked in November is a slot you actually play: no cancelled evenings, no soaked surface, no Atlantic wind turning every lob into a lottery.

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 11am–11pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am–9pm.

Court prices (whole court, not per person):

• Doubles, off-peak: €30 for 60 minutes, €45 for 90 minutes
• Doubles, peak: €36 for 60 minutes, €54 for 90 minutes
• Singles court: €18–€20 for 60 minutes, €27–€30 for 90 minutes
• Coached intro session: around €16 per person
• Club socials: around €12.50 per person for 90 minutes

Split four ways, an off-peak hour works out at about €7.50 each — which is roughly what you would pay for one hired racket at a lot of clubs. Booking is through Playtomic.

Book Let's Go Padel Sligo on Playtomic →

Prices and hours checked 31 August 2026. The club's official grand opening is Saturday 5 September 2026, with coached social sessions running on the day.

Coming Soon in Sligo

Padel 100 — Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa Sligo

3 courts · Outdoor · Coming soon, not open

Three outdoor courts at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, run under the Padel 100 banner. The club is listed on Playtomic, which is where availability and pricing will appear once the courts go live. At the moment there is nothing bookable there.

If it opens as planned, Sligo goes from nothing to seven courts across two venues inside a year — one of the sharpest jumps of any county in the country.

Padel 100 Sligo on Playtomic →

Those are the only two Sligo venues we track. If a third is announced, it goes on this page once there is something to point at.

Playing Just Over the County Line

If you are up around Ballyshannon or the Sligo–Leitrim–Donegal corner, Padel Park Letterkenny may still be closer than Sligo town. See padel in Donegal for the detail.

Our court finder lists every open venue on the island, so you can check what is actually reachable from where you are rather than guessing.

Booking Your First Court

A few things worth knowing before you book:

• Book ahead for evenings: Peak slots after work go first, and a new club in a county with no other option will fill quickly. Weekday late mornings are the easy win.
• Bring four: Padel is a doubles game. Sort the group before you book the court, not the night before.
• Take the 90 minutes: An hour disappears fast when you are learning, and the per-minute rate is better.
• Ask about hire before you go: Not every venue has spare rackets, and the ones that do charge per racket per session. Worth a call if you are turning up empty-handed.
• Try the singles court: If you cannot get four together, it is the cheapest court in the building and a genuinely good workout.

Getting Started with Padel

If you have never played, the good news is that padel does not ask much of you on day one. The serve is underarm, the court is enclosed, and the walls keep the ball in play — so rallies last, and beginners get proper points rather than a series of double faults. Most people are playing something that resembles a real game inside their first hour.

A few things that help:

• Let the wall do the work: The ball coming off the back glass is playable and often easier than taking it early. New players instinctively rush it — resist that.
• Get to the net: Points are won from the net position in padel, not from the back. Move up with your partner rather than one at a time.
• Footwear before anything else: Court shoes with a herringbone sole. Running shoes have no lateral support and will let you down on the first quick change of direction.
• Round racket first: A round head with a soft core has the biggest sweet spot and the most forgiveness. Leave the diamond shapes until you are hitting the middle consistently.
• Book the coached intro: At around €16 a head it is the fastest way to learn the scoring and to meet other players in the county — which, in a brand new club, is how you end up with a regular four.

Our beginner's guide to padel covers the rules, scoring, etiquette and what to wear in more detail.

Where to get the kit

Hire is around €5 a racket per session. On a weekly game for four that is roughly €260 a year in hire alone, before you have paid for a single court — and a new club will not always have four spare rackets on a busy evening. Starter kits start at €89.95 and include a racket, balls, an overgrip and an edge protector, which covers you at venues that do not hire kit out at all. If you have played before and know what you want, the racket range is the place to look, and the previous-season sale carries frames at up to 66% off manufacturer RRP if you would rather not spend current-season money on the padel bat. Free delivery to any Sligo address over €75, shipped from Waterford in 1–3 working days.

Padel in Sligo: What Happens Next

Sligo went from zero courts to four in a single August, and it did it with an operator that already runs sites across the north of the island rather than a one-off club project. That matters, because chains tend to add courts to sites that fill.

The Radisson's three outdoor courts are the next thing to watch. If they land, the county has seven courts and two venues — enough to sustain a local league rather than just casual bookings, and enough that Sligo stops being the gap on the map for the north-west.

We check this page against the club's live booking system rather than announcements. Court counts here come from what is actually bookable, not what was promised in a press release.

Gear Up for Your Game

The racket is the one thing you will not want to keep hiring. Everything below is in stock today and ships from Waterford — prices and availability come straight from our shop, so nothing here is ever sold out.

Browse all padel rackets · Starter kits · Which racket shape suits you? · All balls & accessories

We stock around 35 rackets, not 400. Every one is hand-picked from the current and prior-season ranges and reviewed on court — if it is on this site, we think it is worth your money.