The Gloss + The Shopkeepers are partnering to search for the 2022 Best Shops Ireland. We both love independent, one-of-a-kind shops. Shops that have a special place in their neighbourhood and that feel authentic because of their unique take on products and merchandising. Ireland’s best independent shops create an engaging and interesting experience for visitors and locals alike. Even within a city, an independent shop can feel like a local neighbourhood shop.
“Best Shopsˮ are the shops that keep our villages, towns and cities vibrant and individual. We believe it is important to continue to support our communities of local, small and independent shopkeepers that keep our towns and villages vital. Whether in real life or online. We want to discover lots of lovely shops via your nominations. Read more HERE
Some favorite Irish shops featured on The Shopkeepers
COFFEEWERK + PRESS
4 Quay Street, Galway, Ireland
There’s so much to love about this award-winning, design-driven coffee shop that not only offers delicious coffee but the perfect edit of Japanese and Scandinavian home wares and printed goods. Bright yellow accents feature on the windows and door of Coffeewerk + Press, and carefully edited yellow products that punctuate the interior and website. Coffee beans are sourced from roasters in Pennsylvania and a partnership with roasters in Copenhagen features artwork by local artists on the packaging. Read more.
HOWBERT & MAYS
16 Clare Street, Dublin 2
Howbert & Mays, garden and home store, occupies the historic former Greene’s bookshop. Established in 1843 just off Dublin’s Merrion Square, Greene’s bookshop was a Dublin landmark with its decorative ironwork, glass canopy and green shopfront. Read more
THE GARDEN
Powerscourt Townhouse, South William Street, Dublin
Grand architectural details frame this breathtakingly beautiful botanical haven, filled with plants and blooms, that spill out onto to the granite steps. Read more
