Great surf as said above and good for dog-walking but be aware that this beach is NOT for swimming - several young people drowned about nine or ten years ago and the beach was closed for swimming after it. So if you want to be close to a beach, it might not be the best place.
I've never been very fond of Strandhill as a village - the beach is wild and beautiful but the village can seem a bit desolate in winter like most seaside towns. It's getting more populated now though which probably helps with that.
The village has a few pubs, a mini-mart or two, a good golf course, seaweed baths and its own airport linking to Dublin and Manchester! So it does have a fair bit going for it.