For firearms, and sometimes even accessories, look at US dollar prices and then double it and change the dollar sign to Euros seems to be the general rule of thumb here.

If it is solely a US manufactured firearm then it has to be exported from the US by an ITAR registered exporter, and imported this side of the Atlantic(often for our distributors from a distributor in Europe) to an ITAR compliant importer, then from that distro to an Irish distro, then from them to a gun dealers here, and finally to you. Sometimes depending on the specific dealer parts of this chain can be shortened, but this is the complete version.

So adding on a margin for every link in that chain and you get a pretty hefty price.

As an alternative, which I highly recommend anyone looking at an expensive firearm at least consider, check German gun dealer's prices for the same firearm, factor in maybe €100 for shipping and another €50 for an export permit on their side and if there is still a decent price difference then email them and ask could they ship over here.

Some will and some won't, but if you are saving a couple hundred quid that could be better spent on ammo than middlemen, or if it is a firearm that is sufficiently unusual that it isn't available from dealers here, then it's worth exploring.

I was recently looking at a particular 22lr pistol in a dealers here, and having gotten home and done some research, even after shipping & export fees, I would be spending an extra €320 for the privilege of buying from an Irish dealer. Probably about the worst markup I've seen on firearms here recently, for a relatively cheaply made firearm. Ammo is another story entirely 🙄

Or in other terms for the same cost:

Irish sourced - Pistol

Germany sourced - Pistol + money for ~2000 rounds of 22lr.

Some other EU countries will ship to Ireland also but I mention Germany specifically because their export laws are reasonably sane and so more dealers are inclined to export there than it's neighbours.