Shopping in Ireland
Dublin Shopping
Shopping in Dublin focuses on the two main pedestrianised shopping streets of Grafton Street/Stephen's Green on the southside centre and Henry Street on the northside and their surrounding streets. The two streets are just either side of the river, a few minutes walk apart, but are somewhat different.
Southside
Grafton Street, located between Trinity College and St Stephen's Green is the more smart shopping area with fashionable stores such as Brown Thomas, the department store catering for many designer showcases, both foreign and local. Dublin's leading and most exclusive jewellers, Weirs, is also here, as well as the most popular of the famous Bewley's Cafés. Other principal shopping streets in the area include Wicklow Street, Dawson Street, and South Great Georges Street. The nearby Powerscourt Towncentre is one of the nicer, albeit small, shopping centres in the city. Also close by is The Georges Street Arcade, an indoor market well worth a visit.
Northside
Henry Street has department stores such as the popular Arnotts, and an assortment of popular clothing and footwear stores. The ILAC shopping centre, the newer Jervis Street Shopping Centre are both here. The well-known outdoor food market of Moore Street is always full of bargains. The nearby O'Connell Street, Dublin's main thoroughfare, is home to the excellent Clery's Department Store and Eason's Booksellers as well as several other shops but not the main shopping area by any means
Galway Shopping
The Galway Crystal Factory Shop
Located at Dublin Road, Galway City ; sells locally manufactured crystal products. Recognised as a world leader in crystal glass products. In 1997, The Galway Irish Crystal Heritage Centre was awarded the prestigious Irish American Cultural Institute Heritage Award.
Royal Tara China Shop
Located at Mervue, Galway City ; sells locally manufactured china products. Royal Tara has been producing Fine Bone China of the highest quality since it was established in 1953. Today the wisdom of this policy is reflected in the company's thriving export market. It has earned Royal Tara China a reputation for excellent design, craftmanship and quality that is renowned worldwide.
Tus Craft Design
Tus Craft Design is a retail outlet in The Bridge Mills which displays a range of top quality art and crafts made locally in and around Galway.
Galway Bay Gifts (aka - Assets Gifts)
Located at 21A High St, in the heart of Galway City. Offer a wide range of Irish Novelty items, Fun Gifts, Jewelry. While ostensibly a tourist shop you will find lots to suit your home grown shopper also. They like shoppers to leave with a smile and have lots of fun and funky stuff on the shelves.
Standún
Coast Road, An Spidéal (Spiddal), Co. Galway.
Established over 50 years ago, this family-run store is a one-stop source for quality Irish products - Aran sweaters, woollens, tweeds, crystal, pottery, china, linens, and jewelry including the famous Claddagh ring.
O'Maille - Quality Knitwear
O'Máille's is a name that has long been synonymous with quality knitwear and tailored clothes for men and women. Established in 1938, our family-owned business is located in Galway City, in the heart of the West of Ireland, home of the world-famous Aran Sweater.
Cork Shopping
Brown Thomas
Brown Thomas Patrick Street Cork is one of Ireland’s most beautiful lifestyle store offering an unparalleled retail experience
Dunnes Stores
A combination of Food, Textiles and Homewares all under one roof makes Dunnes Stores unique amongst Irish retail companies
Mahon Point Shopping Centre
Cork's Mahon Point Shopping Centre offers an exciting range of high street stores, restaurants, cafes, a 13 screen cinema and additional leisure facilities. Anchor tenants, Debenhams, Tesco and Omniplex are joined by many of the leading Irish, U.K. and European retail names such as Next, Zara, River Island, Morgan, Jack & Jones, La Senza, Sam McCauley, Lacoste, Adams, Suits You, Carrig Donn, Champion Sports, Perfume Direct, Ecco and many more!
Merchants Quay Shopping Centre
Merchants Quay Shopping Centre, is one of Corks largest shopping centre right in the heart of the city on Corks famous Patrick St. with over 40 top brands
Oriental Treasures Shop
Oriental Treasures shop has been trading at 22 Washington Street, Cork since 1999. It is the only shop that specialises in oriental furnishings, arts and crafts, among which antique furniture, jewellery boxes, terracotta warriors, Taichi swords, oriental clothing, writing sets, silk lanterns, health balls, Fengshui tools are the most popular. http://www.orientaltreasures.ie/oti/about/index.html
Bring home a designer label from Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway or stock up on the local delicacies at fantastic farmer’s markets.
How can it be wrong to want to spend a weekend ferociously speeding from shop to shop buying as much fabulous stuff as you possibly can afford and as luck would have it, there are plenty of places you can do this in Ireland.
As well as the big cities, smaller towns and villages are now well stocked with all sorts of chic boutiques and hip stores.
Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick now compete with major European capitals on labels, quality and availability and around the country you can pick anything from artisan produced salamis to designer jewellery.
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