Insider Guides Shopping If You Love Shopping Then You Are Going to Fall in Love with Dublin! No Matter Where You Go, You Will Never Be Far from Temptation

An insiderÕs guide to Dublin the way the locals live it Insider Guides Shopping If you love shopping then you are going to fall in love with Dublin! No matter where you go, you will never be far from temptation. And the beauty of Dublin is that it is big enough to offer distinct shopping districts which are small enough to explore on foot!

Grafton Street and Henry Street are the Once you leave the city behind many of the main pedestrianised shopping thoroughfares. suburban shopping centres, such as Liffey Henry Street offers the best choice in high Valley Centre and Dundrum Town Centre street fashion and popular Irish chain stores incorporate high-street favourites and and is where Arnott’s, one of Dublin’s best speciality shops to provide a complete shopping loved department stores, can be found. experience under one roof.

Grafton Street provides the shopper with For the more adventurous shoppers out there, a myriad of temptations from the best of Dublin’s numerous markets are thriving and a area of Temple Bar. The market will offer a Irish and international fashion to Irish gifts wonderful way to spend a leisurely afternoon. diverse range of gift ideas with a variety and craft ware. There are many streets and Blackrock Market is one of the capital’s gems of stalls selling crafts, jewellery, cards, gift lanes off Grafton Street to be explored and is a hugely successful weekend market. It wrap, photography, decorations, trees, prints, where you will discover some hidden shopping boasts a unique blend of new, second-hand and ceramics, toys and of course mulled wine and delights. Suffolk Street is home to Avoca antique goods as well as a broad range of fine mince pies to keep you warm! Handweavers, three floors of Irish fashion and modern art, collectables, furniture and and gifts. Across the street is the Dublin hand crafts. The annual Docklands Christmas Market Tourism Centre where you will find an array of “12 Days of Christmas Festival” takes place traditional books, clothes and crafts. Another market on the must do list is Cow’s from December 12th to December 23rd, and Lane Fashion & Design Market in Temple Bar. promises to be a magical festive experience for Not to be missed is the Powerscourt During the festive season the market will run families and shoppers alike. Thirsty shoppers Townhouse Centre, a beautifully restored every weekend from from the 1st to the 23rd can stay warm with deliciously indulgent Georgian Townhouse which houses specialised December. Featuring a wealth of once-off and hot chocolate, beers or traditional German shops, galleries, antique jewellery stores and unusual pieces from up and coming designers mulled wine. restaurants. On the third floor isThe Design the wide ranging prices and styles will suit Centre, home to leading contemporary Irish everyone’s tastes and purses! Enjoy browsing and shopping and have a look at the and international labels offering you a unique other suggestions below for some more ideas. choice of clothing. Nassau Street has a vast And not to forget any Christmas shopping you selection of Irish craft stores, such as the might want to fit in, the outdoorTemple Bar Kilkenny Design Centre and the House of Christmas Market is a great place to pick up Ireland which specialise in Irish design ware, some of those last minute gifts! This festive glass, ceramics and more. bonanza will take place over 4 weekends in December from the 1st to the 23rd December in the magical open air spaces in the Old City BALBRIGGAN

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Department Stores/Shopping Centres Specialised Stores Dublin County KINSEALY County ST. MARGARET'S MALAHIDE ROAD Arnott’s Department Store Avoca Handweavers Meath N2 Henry Street, Dublin 1 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 DUBLIN AIRPORT PORTMARNOCK T: 00353 1 805 0400 T: 00353 1 677 4215 www.arnotts.ie www.avoca.ie M1 BALGRIFFIN View online map View online map DARNDALE SANTRY D13 BALLYMUN D17 Dundrum Town Centre Dublin Tourism Centre Gift Shop SUTTON Sandyford Road, Dundrum, Dublin 16 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 N3 FINGLAS COOLOCK RAHENY TO MAYNOOTH M50 BEAUMONT 1 (CARTON HOUSE) NAVAN ROAD WHITEHALL D5 T: 00353 1 299 1700 www.visitdublin.com D11 HOWTH CLONSILLA ARTANE www.dundrum.ie View online map ONGAR GLASNEVIN D9 HOWTH ROAD CASTLEKNOCK DRUMCONDRA D3 Transport: LUAS Green Line Kilkenny Design Centre D15 D7CABRA N4 FAIRVIEW CLONTARF Bus 44 (Townsend Street) PHOENIX PARK PHIBSBORO 5/6 Nassau Street, Dublin 2 LUCAN View online map T: 00353 1 677 7066 PALMERSTOWN D1 7 D20 CHAPELIZOD www.kilkennyshop.ie CITY CENTRE Liffey Valley Shopping Centre BALLYFERMOT ISLAND D8 County BRIDGE D2 RINGSEND Fonthill Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 View online map D10 DOLPHINS BARN SANDYMOUNT T: 00353 1 616 0200 House of Ireland Kildare D22 M50 CRUMLIN RANELAGH BALLSBRIDGE RATHMINES DONNYBROOK www.liffeyvalley.ie 38 Nassau Street, Dublin 2 D12 WALKINSTOWN RATHGAR DARTRY D4 Travel: 78A/78/210/239 T: 00353 1 671 1111 BELFIELD D6 9 View online map www.houseofireland.com CLONDALKIN TERENURE RATHFARNHAM BLACKROCK NEWCASTLE NAAS ROAD Powerscourt Townhouse Centre View online map TEMPLEOGUE MOUNT MERRION D24 CHURCHTOWN MONKSTOWN 59 South William Street, Dublin 2 FIRHOUSE Markets STILLORGAN DUN LAOGHAIRE T: 00353 1 679 4144 TALLAGHT D14 DUNDRUM Blackrock Market 8 DEANSGRANGE SANDYCOVE DALKEY www.powerscourtcentre.com 19a Main Street, Blackrock, Dublin SAGGART FOXROCK View online map T: 00353 1 283 3522 RATHCOOLE SANDYFORD N7 N81 KILLINEY St. Stephens Green Shopping Centre www.blackrockmarket.com D16 D18 CABINTEELY Stephens Green West, Dublin 2 View online map City centre N11 T: 00353 1 4780888 Cow’s Lane Fashion & Design Market M50 www.stephensgreen.com Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 SHANKILL GLENCULLEN KILTERNAN View online map T: 00353 1 6772255 BUSÁRAS Westbury Mall www.templebar.ie 2 Off Grafton Street, Dublin 2 View online map 1 2 View online map Docklands Christmas Market George’s Dock, Dublin 1 County Wicklow SOUTH BRAY THE POINT 2Map key T: 00353 1 818 3300 HEUSTON www.ddda.ie 1 Powerscourt Townhouse Centre GREYSTONES 2 Arnott’s View online map 3 Avoca Handweavers George’s Street Arcade DELGANY South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2 4 Dublin Tourism Centre 1 1 KILCOOLE 1 0 NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY www.georgesstreetarcade.ie 3 5 Kilkenny Design Centre View online map 4 6 House of Ireland TO BRITTAS BAY 5 7 Liffey Valley Centre Vat Refunds: One of the best things about shopping in 8 Dundrum Town Centre Ireland for non-EU visitors is that you are entitled to 1 6 get a refund of VAT paid. There are three major refund 9 Blackrock Market systems – Global Refund, Tax Back or in-store refunds. The prime rule is that you have to get a VAT-refund 10 Cow’s Lane Fashion & Design Market form at the time of purchase from each store in which 11 Temple Bar Christmas Market you shop. On leaving Ireland bring the completed form to the relevant Global Refund to Tax Back desk at the 12 Docklands Christmas Market airport and they will organise a VAT refund to you.

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