Balbriggan Market

wobblyknees

Anyone know anything about this? As in, is it easy to sell there, how much etc?

Lillylilly

I met someone I know selling there last week and he was saying it's €15 per car and €30 per van if you're selling. He said that he arrives there at about 5am- 5.30am every Sunday to get a good spot!

wobblyknees

Checked it out today. Opens at 7am. €20 for a car. €30 for a van. Bring your own table. Lots of car booters there. Definitely a lot bigger than I remember from the last time I was there and although, as with every market, there are a few ever so slightly shady things being sold, it seems to be a lot more legitimate now with some good quality stuff on display.

sNarah

I hear it's still rather dodgy, then again haven't been to it in ages.

wobblyknees

sNarah wrote: »

I hear it's still rather dodgy, then again haven't been to it in ages.

Every market will attract a bit of shady stuff alright. The police have really clamped though. For example there were one or two 'undercover' cigarette salespeople on the way in trying to avoid attention. I have to say though, it is a lot bigger than before and there are a lot more decent stalls, albeit, the downside for the traders is that there are now many more car booters.

cruizer101

Any chance of a google maps linky to where its on. Went looking once but couldn't find it.

wobblyknees

cruizer101 wrote: »

Any chance of a google maps linky to where its on. Went looking once but couldn't find it.

Where were you coming from? If you are coming from Dublin on the M1, there are two exits for Balbriggan. 1st exit is signposted as Balbriggan/Walshestown. 2nd Exit is signposted Balbriggan/Naul. Take the 2nd exit. When you reach the top of the slip road, turn right and head over the motorway bridge, go through the next small roundabout on the other side of the bridge. Take the next right. It's only a few yards further on from the roundabout. The entrance to the market will be about 200m down on your right hand side.

wobblyknees

Go to: maps.google.ie/

Copy and paste this in: 53.595448,-6.215221

cruizer101

wobblyknees wrote: »

Go to: maps.google.ie/

Copy and paste this in: 53.595448,-6.215221

Cheers for that, must take a trip out to it some time soon.

sabrinaoneill

Does anyone no if it still on Sunday and wat time? Im looking to sell few household things in a car ???

Thanks sabrina

sparkthatbled

I was there a few weeks ago to scout it out for selling, still quite busy. Can anyone tell me if 7am is when it opens or when sellers start setting up?

ElleEm

Apparently the sellers start setting up at 6am and it can be quite busy from then.

chicagilly

Hi guys,

Does anyone know where exactly is the venue for the Balbriggan Car Boot sale?

gazing

wobblyknees wrote: »

Anyone know anything about this? As in, is it easy to sell there, how much etc?

hi there , does anybody know if you need to register to drive in to sell on the market ?
is there a phone number etc ?

thanks

gazing

thats the sunday balbriggan market !!

or can anybody recommend any other market on northside of dublin ?

cheers

Dizzyblonde

I've been to the one in Ashbourne a few times and it's pretty good. I know it's not in Dublin but it's not far outside. I think there's information about it on the net if you google.

TangyZizzle

Is the Balbriggan one still running?

kaahooters

it lost its permission due to car accidents, lots of stolen goods, and pirated dvds.

Nadine712

Hi there, the market was on yesterday. there were a lot of people attending however most of the stuff on offer was more car boot than anything else.

desbrook

Nadine712 wrote: »

Hi there, the market was on yesterday. there were a lot of people attending however most of the stuff on offer was more car boot than anything else.

Same location as previously mentioned ?

Nadine712

Hi there, just down off Exit 6 on the M1? Yep. Still there

dakan

Is it possible to walk to it or is it only accessible by car?

frogstar

dakan wrote: »

Is it possible to walk to it or is it only accessible by car?

It's just off exit 6 on the m1 so if you live in balbriggan town, it wouldn't be walking distance as there are no footpaths on most of the road

Morpheus

I wish they'd close the place down to be honest, majority of goods are dodge at best, its usually just full of crap and its a pain in the backside for locals there to get up or down that road at the best of times.

Ive seen proper markets, e.g. Jonesborough or the one that used to be at the Fairyhouse racecourse, the balbriggan one is nothing like that unfortunately.

DublinWriter

Morpheus wrote: »

Ive seen proper markets, e.g. Jonesborough

Jonesborough? Proper? You are joking.

The Fairyhouse Car Boot is still going strong.

Morpheus

may not be "proper" but its been there a long time and is far better than the local one.

Dizzyblonde

I've heard that the one in Tallaght Stadium is good, it sounds more like a proper car boot sale. It's only from 8am-noon though so one of these Saturdays I'm going to get up early and go over.

ditzyfairy

does anyone know if balbriggan market is still running for sure?

eh i dunno

sign on the naul road saying it reopened on the 6th

ditzyfairy

eh i dunno wrote: »

sign on the naul road saying it reopened on the 6th

thanks

lynnyloo64

Hi does anyone know if this market is still running? I was there in summer 2013 but not sure if it opens in winter.
Does anyone know where i can find contact details for the people who organise it?
I was hoping to go tomorrow

micraX

It was open before Christmas anyway, heard there was a big guards raid. I always miss the raids:/

lynnyloo64

Thanks @micraX

I guess theres a good chance it would be open tomorrow so, I would be raging if I got up super early and went out but found it closed!
I've been there twice, never seen a raid though!

DublinWriter

micraX wrote: »

It was open before Christmas anyway, heard there was a big guards raid. I always miss the raids:/

I've yet to go there and *not* see a raid. Even this morning it got raided just after 9am.

Although it normally opens a week or so after Christmas, January is always a very quiet month.

robertpatterson

So? was it open? Did anyone go up?

lynnyloo64

Yes it was open in Sunday, a lot quieter than in summer months I might wait a while before I go again.
People looking to pay ridiculous prices for decent stuff.
Lots of tools confiscated by Gardai so that was entertaining!

sidcon

lynnyloo64 wrote: »

Yes it was open in Sunday, a lot quieter than in summer months I might wait a while before I go again.
People looking to pay ridiculous prices for decent stuff.
Lots of tools confiscated by Gardai so that was entertaining!

When you say quieter, do you mean as in stall wise or just people/crowd wise

Eskarina Smith

Thinking of doing a car boot sale (selling) in Balbriggan tomorrow, am I mad? I hear the facilities (toilets etc.) are awful but is there a good crowd? Have a lot of stuff to sell for charity.

cathy01

Eskarina Smith wrote: »

Thinking of doing a car boot sale (selling) in Balbriggan tomorrow, am I mad? I hear the facilities (toilets etc.) are awful but is there a good crowd? Have a lot of stuff to sell for charity.[/quote

I was there last week and all I can honestly say is anyone with a bike stolen should go here .its more then likely on sale . Hated it

Morpheus

Its a disgrace that its allowed to be open and run in its current state.

f**king absolutely avoid the kip, its a blight on the area and will continue to be so until some of the traders who are blatantly dealing in stolen goods are banned. They f**k the market up on other traders.

By buying here you are sadly encouraging the local criminal economy needed to supply a small percentage of the stalls.

cathy01

Morpheus wrote: »

Its a disgrace that its allowed to be open and run in its current state.

f**king absolutely avoid the kip, its a blight on the area and will continue to be so until some of the traders who are blatantly dealing in stolen goods are banned. They f**k the market up on other traders.

By buying here you are sadly encouraging the local criminal economy needed to supply a small percentage of the stalls.

i went the weekend before log and never ever have I seen so many people with bikes for sale.
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Hiddden

Does anyone know if the market is open this Weekebd, the Easter Sunday?
Any contact numbers?