Dublin's retail life runs from the glass-roofed George's Street Arcade of 1881 to the makers' stalls of the Liberties. Skip the chain-store strips and you'll find Donegal tweed, Kilkenny ceramics, hand-bound books and bargain vinyl within a compact walkable core.
Ireland's first purpose-built shopping arcade, opened 1881 in red-brick Victorian Gothic. Roughly 40 units under the glass roof: vintage clothing, secondhand vinyl, rare books, hand-stamped silver. Mon–Sat 09:00–18:30, Sun 12:00–18:00.
Founded 1995 by brothers Kevin and Seamus Sheridan, this two-floor shop stocks Irish farmhouse cheeses — Coolea, Durrus, Cashel Blue, Gubbeen — cut to order, alongside Irish honey, oatcakes and cured meats. Vacuum-packing available for flights.
Saturday-only open-air market running 10:00–16:30 in the square behind the Gallery of Photography. Around 20 producers: Wicklow oysters shucked to order, Irish rapeseed oil, sourdough, raw honey, farmhouse butter and hot food stalls.
Run since 2009 by jewellers Clare Grennan and Laura Caffrey, stocking only Irish-made work: turned ash bowls, Nicholas Mosse spongeware, wool blankets, silver and brass jewellery made in the studio upstairs. Closes 18:00, Thu until 19:00.
Trading since 1936 in handwoven Donegal tweed. Jackets are cut in-house, with bolts of herringbone and salt-and-pepper cloth stacked to the ceiling; caps, waistcoats and scarves fill the ground floor. Mon–Sat 09:30–18:00.
A 1774 Georgian mansion built for Viscount Powerscourt, converted in 1981 into a galleried centre. Three tiers of independents around a covered courtyard: antique jewellery, milliners, Irish knitwear and the Pygmalion café below.
Dublin's specialist in Irish first editions since 1969 — Joyce, Yeats, Beckett, Heaney — plus signed modern Irish literature and antiquarian maps. Glass cases hold the serious material; open shelves have affordable reading copies. Mon–Sat 09:30–17:45.
Over 1,500 whiskeys with the deepest Irish selection in the city — Redbreast, Midleton, closed-distillery Tyrconnell bottlings — plus Irish gin, poitín and liqueurs. Free tastings at the counter most evenings; open until 20:00 Thu–Sat.
Newmarket Square hosts Dublin's flea and craft markets in the heart of the old distilling quarter, beside Teeling Whiskey Distillery. Expect mid-century furniture, retro clothing, hand-thrown pottery and ceramics from Liberties studios.
The retail flagship of Avoca Handweavers, whose Co. Wicklow mill has operated since 1723 — Ireland's oldest working woollen mill. Four floors of throws, mohair scarves and knitwear woven at the mill, with the top-floor café for lunch.
Temple Bar's traditional-music specialist since 1959, stocking sean-nós singing, uilleann pipe recordings, Clare fiddle and Planxty-era LPs. Staff are players themselves and will steer you to the right regional style. Mon–Sat 10:30–17:30.
Four floors on Drury Street: ground-floor Irish designer womenswear, a basement of curated vintage by decade, and an upstairs studio showcasing emerging Dublin makers' jewellery and millinery. Open until 19:00 Thursdays.