If shopping is your purpose, you can head straight to the Grafton Street nestled between Trinity College and St Stephen’s Green Park. This street is one of the best places where you can shop in Dublin and is considered to be the crème de la crème of shopping streets. Lines of fashionable stores await you there. Slightly up market when compared with the other shopping areas in Dublin. There are numerous cafes in the place which serve ideal for a mid-shop break.
The place will help you get in touch with the rich Irish society. You can look for trendy shops dealing with Women’s clothes, shoes, jewellery as well as other department stores. Keep your eyes open for designer stuff.
In case you are planning shopping to the North of Liffey you can start at the O’Connell Street, head west towards the Henry street and then proceed to Mary Street and Mary’s Lane. Some people who find the Grafton’s street too costly, prefer the Henry Street and call it the poor man’s Grafton! Go here if you want to save on your pockets!
You can look forward to the Arnotts department store, Ilac Shopping centre and the Jervis shopping center here. Another great thing about Henry Street is that it is, just like the Grafton’s street, a fully pedestrianised one.
The Grafton Street is sited between the fabled Trinity College and Stephen’s Green. This Stephen’s Green is a more sophisticated and stylish shopping area oozing with fashion and department stores. Designer showcases add to the beauty of it. The street houses Dublin’s principal and elite jewelers, Weirs. The most well-liked of the Bewley’s Cafes is also located here.
Henry Street lies on the North side oozes with department stores as well as popular shops for footwear’s and clothing. The most popular among the department stores is Arnotts. The other well-known shopping centres at the place include ILAC and Jervis Street Shopping Centre. Moore Street is an outdoor food market.
If you have a fascination for antiques and other collectables, this is one of the best places to be in. Shopkeepers here sell everything antique from furniture and military medals to old postcards, coins, paintings and silver.
Time-honored from the 18th century, the Avoca Handweavers is the oldest surviving business in the whole country of Ireland. This craft design company is privately owned by a family. The handweaving business still continues today.