Shopping centres in Dublin city-centre are full of character, each providing a wealth of choice for all the customer's needs.
Jervis Shopping Centre is located on the northside of the Liffey (off Henry St.) . It has a lot of variety catering for almost everybody's shopping needs. There's Waterstones for the avid reader, The Art & Hobby Store for the arty types, Thorntons for the chocoholic, Spoils Homes for the House Proud , Golden Discs for music lovers and Gadget shop.com for all those knick knacks.Often described as Little England , the Jervis Centre is home to many British chains like Debenhams, Boots, Tesco, Dixons, Top Shop, Next and Marks & Spencer and Waterstones.The Ilac Centre is closeby and has entrances from the Henry Street side and the Parnell Street side. The central point of the Ilac is the fountain which has lent itself as a good meeting place for many shoppers. Amid all the small clothes shops Motion Picture, Japan and Jack & Jones, and shoe shops such as Simon Hart, Dublin City Council Library provides services such as linguaphone lessons and language classes.For books and magazines, there's Easons, and for bigger chain stores Dunnes Stores or Roches Stores will do it for you.
The Stephens Green Centre is a three-storey , bright building with numerous smaller shops and chains. Carrying a mix-match of products from underwear to specialised teddybears, sportshops and artshops , chains such as Dunnes Stores and United Colours of Benetton and even a tatoo parlour for those feeling adventurous. The Stephens Green Centre is a mix-match of quality and colourful stores. For quality brand names at half the price, visit TK MAXX on the second floor.Coffee shops, sandwich bars and ice-cream parlours are scattered throughout the shopping centre.
The Royal Hibernian Way is a pleasant walkway centre connecting Lemon street with Dawson street . It's the ideal centre for those who leave buying presents to the last minute. The gift bearer can buy flowers from Molly Blooms florists, chocolates from Leonidas and an extra special card from Swalk , all in a matter of minutes. There's also a newsagents, shoe shop, sandwich bar and a convenient public toilet.
The Westbury Mall, (off Sth.William St.) connected as it is to a five-star hotel has upmarket clothes shops like the excellent Rococo and fancy coffee shops like Tangos. One of the less expensive outlets here is Angles jewellery shop, which has saved many young men's lives come their girlfriends' Birthdays.
The Powerscourt Centre on South William St. outwardly appears to be an old Georgian building. Once inside, high street shops such as French Connection, Lipsy, XXMexx and Irish designers like Lainey Keogh and Louise Kennedy can be found at the Design Centre. There are jewellers, hairdressers, newsagents and accessory shops and stalls where you can buy inexpensive gifts. Piano recitals are often performed and you can sit back and enjoy the atmosphere in the central coffee shop which serves choice lunches.
Jervis Shopping Centre
Ilac Centre
Stephens Green Shopping Centre
Powerscourt Shopping Centre
