The lists below shows the names and locations of nature reserves in Ireland.
A nature reserve in Ireland is a designated area of importance to wildlife, protected by a ministerial order.
[1] The first reserves were established under the 1976 Wildlife Act.
They are designated and managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Division of Duchas and Department of Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht.
All these designated reserves are Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs), with some of them also listed as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs).