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,...

As long as you expect the ear-drumming chart music and walls of teenagers that go with the HMV territory, you won't be diappointed by this comprehensive...

A decent chain with an especially strong selection of Irish fiction, Hughes & Hughes also keeps its eye in with smaller sections on history, cookery and...

The North Face specialises in its own brand of durable, lightweight and beautifully breathable outer clothing (much of which is ideal even for those not...

Inspirationally 'right-on' stock extends to everything from organic cotton shirts and tote bags to backpacks and serious sleeping bags. The Patagonia global...

Another chain, but thankfully this one has a good array of alternative and world music, plus jazz, traditional and country. It also sells music mags and...

Taking it from the top: a floor of menswear asks serious cash for seriously trendy labels (Lyle & Scott, G Star, Fred Perry); in the middle, womenswear is...

A pleasingly labyrinthine layout gives this branch of the big UK chain a quirky appeal, and you could easily spend several hours in the small specialist...