Piercers and Tattoo Artists in Ireland

Jack B. Badd · 24-02-2008 12:21am

Can anyone recommend a good piercer in North London? I know it's a bit outside the range of a thread about piercers and tattooists in Ireland but maybe someone can point me in the right direction. I'm quite near to Camden and I know there are a load there but I'm not sure I'd trust any of them without a recommendation.

Crumble Froo · 24-02-2008 12:29am

i reckon truthinwords or amazingemmett are possibly the best posters to answer that, at least i think i've seen them reference london/english artists before...

truthinwords · 24-02-2008 1:24am

The London Piercing Clinic is the only place I'm 100% sure I've heard good reviews from. I know Camden seems quite cool etc but most of the piercing places are in the back of clothes shops and there's about 50 of them on the one street which all look a bit dodgy. If you want a more informed opinion I'd say post on the skindeep.co.uk forums those guys will sort you out.

xtruthx

Jack B. Badd · 24-02-2008 1:54am

Thanks, the reason I mention Camden is that it's the biggest concentration of piercing parlours that I'm aware of nearby. But the majority of the places do look a bit suspect and I'd prefer to go to someone who knows what they're doing and where I can go back for advice/further work if needs be. I'll suss out skindeep alright. Thanks

Le Rack · 24-02-2008 1:07pm

denise is leaving snakebite! I nearly cried! wanted her to do my next one!

Fly High · 24-02-2008 6:38pm

Hi all! I'm looking for info on piercers in Galway, I'm sure it's been discussed before so if anyone could point me in the right direction??

If not what does everyone think of Irish Ink, Metalworks and that new place seems just to be called 'Tattoo'
I'm anxious about going to the new place though as someone told me it's one of the piercers from metalworks and I've had a horrible experience, and I'm not the only one. Hope you can help out as I'm sick of waiting to go to Dublin to be pierced

Thanks.

truthinwords · 24-02-2008 6:42pm

I wouldn't go to any of them. Wait and go to Dublin (Vpiercing, Snakebite, Celestial Ring, Bodyshock are all good)

xtruthx

Fly High · 24-02-2008 6:49pm

Is galway notorious or the experiences I've had and heard of isolated do you know??

Yeah I know I should wait but it's a beehotch having to!

truthinwords · 24-02-2008 7:00pm

I lived in Galway for 4 years and didn't get pierced there once during that period. I went to get a jewelery change in Metalworks and it was the strangest place the piercer wasn't pierced and wore a lab coat type deal. He was rough, unfriendly and I just didn't like the atmosphere and with Irish Ink it looks dirty, they give unsuitable jewelery and from my friends that have been pierced there theres a high rejection/infection rate.

xtruthx

Crumble Froo · 25-02-2008 7:15am

i can only speak as a poster on boards.ie on this one, but we do get a lot of posts referencing the two main places in galway and a lot of bad piercings.

jenizzle · 25-02-2008 9:19am

Jack B. Badd wrote: »

Thanks, the reason I mention Camden is that it's the biggest concentration of piercing parlours that I'm aware of nearby. But the majority of the places do look a bit suspect and I'd prefer to go to someone who knows what they're doing and where I can go back for advice/further work if needs be. I'll suss out skindeep alright. Thanks

I've heard a lot of good things about Cold Steel in Camden - went in for a nosey in January, and staff seem friendly enough!

Fly High · 25-02-2008 7:25pm

Thanks for the info folks, I know I won't be going to metalworks again, I wouldn't for the world. But when I find out who this new piercer is I may chance it...
Anywhere nearer to galway than dublin that's reliable??

Jack B. Badd · 25-02-2008 7:38pm

jenizzle wrote: »

I've heard a lot of good things about Cold Steel in Camden - went in for a nosey in January, and staff seem friendly enough!

Yeah, I posted on skindeep.co.uk and both recommendations I got were for Cold Steel so I's say I'll end up popping in at some point to suss it out

Thanks.

SweetSmyles · 03-03-2008 6:06am

I got my ink done by Darren at Color Works Studio this past summer, it was definitely an amazing experience...the guys were awesome, helpful and hilarious...does anyone know if they have a website, I casn't seem to find one

DILLIGAF · 03-03-2008 6:45am

i've heard equally as wicked things about colorworks and would probably drop by there someday. For now I'll be frequenting Tribal Tattoos in galway, Vinny is an amazing artist, and I say artist because he really is, he just happens to tattoo as way to express himself,pure professional! Anyway here's a shot of something he just finished on me,I'd recommend him to anyone thinking of getting some work done no matter what the style! He's really friendly if you want to go in and even just have a chat about what it is you want or just to browse the extensive reference material! I loved it there!

Crumble Froo · 03-03-2008 7:42am

SweetSmyles wrote: »

I got my ink done by Darren at Color Works Studio this past summer, it was definitely an amazing experience...the guys were awesome, helpful and hilarious...does anyone know if they have a website, I casn't seem to find one

http://www.colourworkstattoostudio.com/

Dirk Gently · 07-03-2008 12:29am

Anyone get work done at D M Tattoo Studio in Finglas, or know of his reputation? It's the studio on the hill in main street Finglas village.

Hawkeye4real · 07-03-2008 2:56pm

Hi, Can anyone help me, i am trying to get a contact phone number for Dragon Tattoos in Talbot street, as I want to go down on a Saturday, but its an hour on the train and I don't have a big window of time between other commitments, so I was hoping to ring in advance to book a time slot?

Le Rack · 08-03-2008 1:36am

01)8749941

i've not heard great things about them though...could be a different dragon...if no luck try snakebite, middle abbey street, sat is walk in day no appointment needed, they're usually busy though...worth a try, major quality place

what is yer mans name in Zulu, with the short messy hair, glasses, deadly tattoo, right down to his hands, up his neck...cute..it's been driving me nuts bout two weeks now...went in with a mate of mine to get inked only to realise I know him from work and can't think of his name at all!

Le Rack · 08-03-2008 1:38am

http://www.goldenpages.ie/search/Dublin/tattoo.html

link to all tattoo places in dublins numbers...links on the page to piercing places too...

why does no one else ever seem to think of golden pages on here?

Hawkeye4real · 08-03-2008 1:23pm

Thanks a million for that! (Damn, I can't believe I didn't think of the Golden pages!!!)

The Artist · 08-03-2008 5:11pm

theres one in Mallow called Tattoo Art and tattooist name is Joe anyone got tattooed there?

Classic1 · 12-03-2008 6:26pm

i'm looking to get a new tattoo but i'm looking for inspiration...any good websites or anything that could help????

suzaane · 12-03-2008 6:37pm

anyone care to tell me why metalmorphisis has such a bad name on this site?

DILLIGAF · 12-03-2008 7:02pm

I have no idea! I quite like the place and staff, and have had lots of work done there with no problems at all!

suzaane · 12-03-2008 7:20pm

yeah i'm the same, although.
i'm not sure about barry as a piercer.
elaine was great! gonna miss her )':

DILLIGAF · 12-03-2008 7:22pm

yeah she was class, loved her bling bling tattoo with the microdermals on top of it! hot too! :P

suzaane · 12-03-2008 7:31pm

she was yeah

she moved to another place in town i can't remmebr the name though!
have you heard anything about that?

Le Rack · 13-03-2008 12:28am

they've a bad name cuz they have one of the highest infection rates in ireland...i've seen it first hand...

Will · 13-03-2008 12:30am

"one of the highest infection rates in ireland"
please back up your statement with proof. Pretty outrageous claim...

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