Best Shopping Centre in Ireland?

shinny

Where would you say is the best shopping centre in Ireland & Why?

mumhaabu

I think Mahon point in Cork is good as is Liffey Valley in Dublin, however the one time I was in Liffey Valley I was paranoid about the car outside as I was accosted by the local knackers (scumbags) as I entered the place and I did not feel one bit comfortable there worrying about the car as they were the sort of tramps who'd love to key a side wing and steal the stereo for good measure.

Seth Brundle

It depends on what you classify as best. My missus loves shopping and any of them are good but favours Blanch, Liffey Valley or Dubdrum.
Me? I hate the places and if I have to go shopping then I would opt for a small centre such as Stillorgan or Lucan.

gary the great

Depends - but as a bloke Liffy Velley I find the best.

It has Burton, River island, Envy, Diesel, Topman and H&M. All its misisng is Jack and Jones.

Then theres the food court which is pretty cool and ive never had trouble getting parking.

Stark

My preference would be for Blanch. It has a wide selection of shops and is easy to get in and out of if you know the place. Mahon Point has feck all shops and is a traffic disaster.

LookingFor

Blanchardstown. Because it has Borders, my favourite store EVER. Easons should be ashamed.

The tax man

Wrong forum OP. AH maybe.

Tragedy

Always found getting out of Blanch a nightmare, but havent been in a while.

shinny

The tax man wrote: »

Wrong forum OP. AH maybe.

I don't believe so. I did look around for a "shopping" related board and as this is consumer, I thought it was the closest. No General Consumer Thread though.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I went to Scotch Hall yesterday in Drogheda. It's actually a really nice store. I didn't have enough time to get around all the shops but what I did see looked good. We left early because the food court was non existent !

I'm fed up going to the usual suspects, so just wondered what all your local haunts were !!

mobby

They all look the same to me!

Basq

Moved to AH.

bills

it has to be dundrum!

gcgirl

FunDrum all the way!! or DumDum as the kids call it!!

Fad

Oh no Frascati for the win!


[if youve never been, dont got there, only good shop is M&S]


I prefer town to shopping centres

jellie

Fad wrote: »

I prefer town to shopping centres

even in this weather??

i like dundrum. liffey valley would probabaly come second.

Rotti Express

I like the new Athlone Town Centre down here in the sticks.

Red Alert

Dundrum - streets ahead of anywhere else: BT2, Next, HoF, a decent barber and more. Pity river island don't do mens there.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

With commersialisation and me bring straight, they all have the same bloody overpriced ****e.

When I was in Ireland it was Dundrum, but only because it was 15 mins walk away and had a 24hour Tesco for then you absolutely, positively had to have a kick ass fry up at 3am, accept no substitutes.

Fad

sar84 wrote: »

even in this weather??

Ok i admit town is **** in the rain but better at all other times. That said i rarely ever go shopping.

Redpunto

Ikea in Belfast,, the best breastfeeding facilities in the country

Ruu_Old

Navan. >_>

GirlInterrupted

LookingFor wrote: »

Blanchardstown. Because it has Borders, my favourite store EVER. Easons should be ashamed.

Hate all shopping centres - but love Borders, great bookshop.

Although I do prefer to give my business to smaller independent shops.

flanum

i saw a pigeon today... YAWN.....

shinny

flanum wrote: »

i saw a pigeon today... YAWN.....

Why bother coming into the thread & posting if you find it so boring? :rolleyes:

Orion

there's no such thing as a 'best' shopping centre - they're all equally ****e

mystery_man

Yeah has to be Dundrum like!! OMG ha ha ha ha

MooseJam

Dundrum is good, not too many knackers to be found there

ninty9er

The Crescent is the best outside Dublin though Dundalk gives it a run for its money. Mahon point has more of a retail park feel. While the surrounds of Dundrum, cinema etc are good, I was left very underwhelmed.

the immortals

pavillions in swords cause its the nearest one to me, and it has a sushi bar

KnifeWRENCH

The Crescent in Limerick is probably the best one I've been to.
Mahon Point is OK.
Stephen's Green is nice to look at and walk around but not great shop wise.
The Square in Tallaght is just shite.

georgem25

The Crescent Limerick is brilliant
Great shops
Loads of free parking
Cinema and restaurants
You can even do your recycling

monkeyfudge

Northside Shopping Centre... why? Because it's the great, great shopping centre!

Spyral

Blanchardstown. Because it has Borders, my favourite store EVER. Easons should be ashamed.

+1

zAbbo

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Northside Shopping Centre... why? Because it's the great, great shopping centre!

And it's aged well, haha

Fratton Fred

Dundrum is fine as long as there isn't a game on at croke Park. then it just gets full of Culchies up for a day in the big smoke while their husbands watch the match.

dade

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Northside Shopping Centre... why? Because it's the great, great shopping centre!

couldn't agree more full of the wonder that is Tommys wonderland of value and all those nice pleasant kids from the local school

monkeyfudge

I work for that school....

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

dade wrote: »

couldn't agree more full of the wonder that is Tommys wonderland of value and all those nice peasant kids from the local school

Fixed - yw.

SoupyNorman

Rotti Express wrote: »

I like the new Athlone Town Centre down here in the sticks.

Its decent enough, considering the choices were either Golden Island or Texas
anything would of been an improvement.

fricatus

I'm surprised Victoria Square in Belfast hasn't been mentioned yet, but I suppose it depends on your whether your interpretation of "Ireland" is on a state basis or an island basis. (I know, I'll stop digging in just a sec...)

Isn't it getting a branch of Abercrombie and Fitch? Or did I mishear? If it does, it will be the biggest mass exodus in peacetime Europe, as all the Barbie dolls leave Dundrum and head straight up the M1 in their Minis and VW Beetles, in search of the Holy Grail

dade

monkeyfudge wrote: »

I work for that school....

herding the cattle back in after lunch at McDs?

Xavi6

Liffey Valley is a hole with far too much wasted space. The design and layout is poor at best.

Blanch ftw. Has everything.

Dundrum.It has class unlike Blanch!:pac:

rossie1977

bravestarr082 wrote: »

Its decent enough, considering the choices were either Golden Island or Texas
anything would of been an improvement.

GI was a great little shopping centre back in the day

adsgirl

fricatus wrote: »

I'm surprised Victoria Square in Belfast hasn't been mentioned yet, but I suppose it depends on your whether your interpretation of "Ireland" is on a state basis or an island basis. (I know, I'll stop digging in just a sec...)

Isn't it getting a branch of Abercrombie and Fitch? Or did I mishear? If it does, it will be the biggest mass exodus in peacetime Europe, as all the Barbie dolls leave Dundrum and head straight up the M1 in their Minis and VW Beetles, in search of the Holy Grail

Indeed it is, a marvellous monument to airheads with more sense than money, impossible though to ignore the smell of slap that prevails its' hallowed malls.

Pighead

They're all horrible evil buildings. Buildings that turn once intelligent girls into drooling gibbering incoherent monsters. They also make one hour seem like 7 and worst of all they always make Pigheads feet wet as he slips into the fountain whilst sneakily trying to grab that shiny €2 at the bottom of said fountain.

monkeyfudge

A shopping mall killed my last serious relationship. FACT!

quinevere

blanch in dublin is superior borders is the best bookshop ever
however kildare outlet is a brilliant day shopping very beautiful surrounding and bargains what else could a girl ask for

SoupyNorman

Blanch for me because you can escape all the Harpies inside by going to all the Peripheral Shops which include the best ones by miles.

Daithi McGee

For me.... Liffey Valley. You start at one end and finish at tother, ye old english style. All very straight forward. KFC Mini fillets may be purchased to provide sustenance, if needed. None of this wandering around in circles, up some stairs*, down some stairs* malarkey! *For what it is worth....I fear elevators and escalators for I think they will eat me. Childhood incident, don't really want to go there.

chopperbyrne

They're all pretty much the same.

Some of the newer ones are better designed (wider walkways, centralised foodcourt etc.), but The Square in Tallaght has rarely failed to meet my needs.

That said I prefer shopping in the city centre to any one shopping centre.