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Clothes shopping in Dublin.

For shopping visit St. Stephens Green shopping center. It has many local Irish fashion designer collections.

Shopping in Newry.

Hill Street is the ‘heart' for shopping in Newry and holds a market every Thursday and Saturday. There are also two major shopping and entertainment complexes in the town – the Quays and Buttercrane Centres.

English Market - Cork.

The English Market on the Grand Parade, Cork City, is an indoor market specializing in food. Wonderful local and international cheeses, meats, olives, breads, herbs, spices and much more can be found here. A wonderful place to pick up presents to take home!

The Tower Centre, Ballymena.

The Tower Centre, Ballymena in the North of Ireland is a great place to shop. The town of Ballymena has become a thriving shopping area where people from all over Ulster and beyond come to peruse the many shops available in the town.

Contact info for the Tower Centre:
57A Wellington Street, Tower Centre, Ballymena, BT43 6AB, Northern Ireland 028 25642425

Northern Irish Banks.

Most banks are open 9.30-4.30pm Mon-Fri (selective branches only on Sat mornings) and you can get cash from cashpoint machines throughout the city 24 hours a day. Cashpoints are situated throughout the city especially near shopping centres.

Markets in Cork.

If you like browsing round markets like I do then you'll be in heaven in Cork – there are open-air and closed markets galore! The open-air market on Coal Quay (Cornmarket Street) is best visited in the morning when you can browse among the fruit and veg., the clothes, books and bric-a-brac stalls while soaking in the atmosphere and listening to the wonderful lilting Corkonian dialect. The local Cork delicacies of tripe and drisheen can still be found at the markets.

Cheap yet unique clothes in Dublin.

Bargain hunt in second hand shops off Dame street in Dublin.

Money in the North.

British pounds sterling is the currency in the North, while most Northern Irish banks produce their own banknotes. Many places accept credit cards except for bars, B+Bs and smaller establishments who prefer cash - so come prepared!

Belleek Pottery.

A Belleek teapot has long been a favourite wedding gift. This gift suggestion comes from an old Irish saying: "If a newly married couple receives a piece of Belleek, their marriage will be blessed with lasting happiness."

To see and learn more about Belleek (inc. history) visit:

Belleek Pottery

Online Irish Gift Store.

This company is based in Cloughmills, Northern Ireland and offers a wonderful selection of Irish gifts online - from Belleek China, Tyrone Crystal, Irish Linen, Irish Art etc.

Andrew Boyd the site owner says: "We have lots of gifts suitable for weddings, St. Patrick´s Day and much more."

Gifts

Phibsboro - book shop.

Phibsboro Bookshop,342 North Circular Road, Phibsboro, Dublin 7, Ireland Mon-Fri 9:30-5:30 and Sat 11:00 - 5:30 Tel & Fax: +353-1-8302-997 [SITE: Read Ireland]

They have an email newsletter and subscriptions for it should be sent to: ri-subscribe@readireland.ie

The Editor of the newsletter, Gregory Carr, has included his personal address: "Please send orders, questions, criticism or general comments to me at:
gregcarr@readireland.ie"

They say they are: "The Internet Bookstore dedicated exclusively to Irish interest books."

St. George's Market, Belfast.

Visit St. George's Market on Oxford Street, the oldest and longest-running market in Ireland. Market days are Tuesdays and Fridays though there are special craft and design fairs throughout the year.