Sharon Horgan’s darkly funny thriller about five sisters and one thoroughly deserving victim is soaked in the coast and villages around Dublin – the swimmers at the Forty Foot, the pub in Malahide, the sea always somewhere in shot. Bad Sisters is proudly, unmistakably Irish.
Where was Bad Sisters filmed?
The series was shot around Dublin and along the Irish coast – Sandycove and its famous Forty Foot bathing spot, the seaside town of Malahide, Swords, and locations reaching into County Down and County Wicklow. The Irish Sea and the Garavogue sisters’ coastal world are central to its look.
Every Bad Sisters location, explained
Sandycove and the Forty Foot
The sisters’ sea-swimming scenes use Sandycove and the historic Forty Foot bathing place south of Dublin – a genuine year-round swimming spot beloved by locals.
Malahide – Gibney’s Pub
The sisters’ local, Gibney’s, is in the coastal town of Malahide in Fingal, north of the city – a real village pub setting for the show’s schemes.
Swords and the wider Dublin area
Swords provided Eva’s office and other everyday scenes, with the production ranging across the Dublin region and up to Warrenpoint in County Down.
Planning a visit
The Forty Foot at Sandycove is a real, free sea-swimming spot beside the James Joyce Tower – jump in if you dare. Malahide is a pretty coastal town with a castle and a marina, an easy trip north of Dublin, making the show’s world a very doable day out.
