Avoca is always ferociously busy at the weekends, but it's worth braving the crowds: this is one of the best-loved stores in town for a reason. As well as a good selection of...

Give your feet a treat at this large Birkenstock emporium. Expect to find a good variety of styles from the German sandal and earthy footwear meisters.

Plush, elegant and painfully fashionable, BTs is popular with travelling celebs, rich kids and the local glitterati. There are more designer labels than you could shake a stick...

Dublin's Camper store stocks a wide range of designs from the hip Mallorcan shoe company. It's a relatively small space, but the shoes are nicely displayed, with men's on one...

Not only is it impressive to look at (the building was formerly a John Rennie-designed tobacco warehouse) but this sleek new shopping centre is perfectly suited to Docklands'...

Despite an auspicious beginning (it was one of the first purpose-built department stores in the world when it was founded in 1853), Clery & Co has long since been overtaken by...

It may no longer be in its quaint Cow Lane location but Design Yard's high-end contemporary art and jewellery is looking as good as ever. Everything from beautiful rings and...

Fifteen minutes outside the city centre is the goliath of Dublin shopping malls, the Dundrum Town Centre. This pristine place is an unashamed temple to consumerism and gets...

The ubiquitous Dunnes Stores (there are dozens of branches across the country) holds a special place in the hearts of Dubliners, thanks to its good-value, no-nonsense gear....

Booming music and wall-to-wall sports gear (from swimwear to specialist trainers) make this heavyweight chain a massive hit with teens.

Leading the pack is the excellent Great Outdoors, whose main (Chatham Street) branch stocks a dazzling range of clothing, tents, backpacks, cooking and climbing gear, and every...

Keeping the gents of nearby Merrion Square in hats and threads, this high-end tailor has an exclusive, gentleman's club aesthetic: oil paintings, ornate mantlepieces and other...

There was a time when the ILAC Centre was a byword for urban tawdriness, devoid of any charm, bereft of shops you'd actually want to set foot in. But those days are over....

There's nothing fusty about this exquisite vintage clothing store, which carries an elegant range of carefully selected threads, hats, shoes and accessories. The range of...