These sanctuaries are areas that have been excluded from the ‘Open Season Order’ so that game birds can rest and feed undisturbed. There are 68 sanctuaries in the State. Shooting of game birds is not allowed in these sanctuaries.
| Wildlife Sanctuary Code | Sitename | County |
|---|---|---|
| WFS-01 | River Barrow (Muine Bheag) | Carlow |
| WFS-02 | Lough Oughter Group | Cavan |
| WFS-03 | Lough Ramor | Cavan/Monaghan |
| WFS-04 | Dartrey/Fairfield | Cavan/Monaghan |
| WFS-05 | Ballyallia Lake | Clare |
| WFS-06 | Islandavanna | Clare |
| WFS-07 | Mutton Island | Clare |
| WFS-08 | Ballynamona - Shannagarry | Cork |
| WFS-09 | Kilcolman Bog | Cork |
| WFS-10 | Lough Aderry | Cork |
| WFS-11 | The Lee Reservoir | Cork |
| WFS-12 | The Lough, Cork | Cork |
| WFS-13 | Ards | Donegal |
| WFS-14 | Blanket Nook | Donegal |
| WFS-15 | Dunfanaghy Lake | Donegal |
| WFS-16 | Lough Fern | Donegal |
| WFS-17 | Trawbreaga Bay | Donegal |
| WFS-18 | Brittas Ponds | Dublin |
| WFS-19 | The North Bull Island | Dublin |
| WFS-20 | Rogerstown Estuary | Dublin |
| WFS-21 | Coole Lough | Galway |
| WFS-22 | Lough Derg (parts) | Galway |
| WFS-23 | Muckanagh/Cloonlaughnan | Galway/Roscommon |
| WFS-24 | Coon, Ventry | Kerry |
| WFS-25 | Derrycunnihy/Gallavally | Kerry |
| WFS-26 | Doolough/Tullaha | Kerry |
| WFS-27 | Inch/Castlemaine Harbour | Kerry |
| WFS-28 | Lough Gill | Kerry |
| WFS-29 | Rossbehy/Caragh Creek | Kerry |
| WFS-30 | Ballynafagh Lake (Blackwood Lake) | Kildare |
| WFS-31 | River Barrow (Goresbridge) | Kilkenny |
| WFS-32 | Lough Cullin (Holy Lake) | Kilkenny |
| WFS-33 | Lough Gur | Limerick |
| WFS-34 | City of Limerick (part) | Limerick |
| WFS-35 | Ballymascanlan Estuary | Louth |
| WFS-36 | Lurgan Green | Louth |
| WFS-37 | Carrowmore Lake | Mayo |
| WFS-38 | Inishkea Islands | Mayo |
| WFS-39 | Lough Carra | Mayo |
| WFS-40 | Lough Conn | Mayo |
| WFS-41 | Boyne Estuary (part) | Meath/Louth |
| WFS-42 | Emy Lough | Monaghan |
| WFS-43 | Little Brosna (part) | Offaly |
| WFS-44 | Annaghmore Lough | Roscommon |
| WFS-45 | Lough Croan | Roscommon |
| WFS-46 | Lough Funshinagh | Roscommon |
| WFS-47 | Lough Key (part) | Roscommon |
| WFS-48 | Lough Gara | Sligo |
| WFS-49 | Drumcliff Bay (part) | Sligo |
| WFS-50 | Coolfin Marshes | Waterford |
| WFS-51 | River Blackwater | Waterford |
| WFS-52 | Coosan Lough/Killinure | Westmeath |
| WFS-53 | Lough Iron | Westmeath |
| WFS-54 | River Slaney (part) | Wexford |
| WFS-55 | Rosslare Point | Wexford |
| WFS-56 | Tacumshin Lake (part) | Wexford |
| WFS-57 | Tern Island | Wexford |
| WFS-58 | Broad Lough | Wicklow |
| WFS-59 | Poulaphouca | Wicklow |
| WFS-60 | Tullaher Lough | Clare |
| WFS-61 | Sheskinmore Lough | Donegal |
| WFS-62 | Lough Rusheen | Galway |
| WFS-63 | Moyne | Galway/Mayo |
| WFS-64 | Marlfield Lake | Tipperary |
| WFS-65 | Bannow Bay | Wexford |
| WFS-66 | Lough Mask | Mayo |
| WFS-67 | Douglas Estuary | Cork |
| WFS-68 | Inagh River (part) | Clare |