Piercers and Tattoo Artists in Ireland

Hawkeye4real · 08-03-2008 12:23pm

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

The Artist · 08-03-2008 4:11pm

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

Classic1 · 12-03-2008 5:26pm

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 5:37pm

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

DILLIGAF · 12-03-2008 6:02pm

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 6:20pm

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 6:22pm

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

suzaane · 12-03-2008 6:31pm

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 · 12-03-2008 11:28pm

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

Will · 12-03-2008 11:30pm

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

Le Rack · 12-03-2008 11:38pm

ok so it's not written in stone but all you gotta do is look through ANY website on piercers in Ireland and the cons waaaay outweigh the pros to it, not to mention actually seeing the dodge ass work that comes out of it, everyone i've ever known to get pierced there has had problems with it...

The Artist · 13-03-2008 12:16am

Le Rack wrote: »

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

thats rubbish wheres the proof of this assumption?

Le Rack · 13-03-2008 12:20am

would you ever continue reading summit before you reply, preferably dont reply. I answered to this and have seen enough enough botch jobs to know its not all rubbish. im sure good work may well have come out too but ive only ever seen bad

The Artist · 13-03-2008 12:33am

MRSA is the highest rate in ireland.

Star Lord · 13-03-2008 1:49am

Whats MRSA got to do with it Davey?

Also: I know of people that got pierced there badly, hence I wouldnt go there or recommend it.

Highest infection rate in Ireland is going too far though Rach, its a ridiculous claim that you have no way of backing up.

The Artist · 13-03-2008 1:55am

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Whats MRSA got to do with it Davey?

Also: I know of people that got pierced there badly, hence I wouldnt go there or recommend it.

Highest infection rate in Ireland is going too far though Rach, its a ridiculous claim that you have no way of backing up.

whats Rach?as the claim as i looked up google i thought id point it out.

http://www.irishhealth.com/?level=4&id=7635

Crumble Froo · 13-03-2008 5:26am

he mistyped rash, he was talking about the rash you get around hte piercing when it gets badly infected because of metalmorphosis.

DILLIGAF · 13-03-2008 9:04am

yeah i just think it's a lot of people who know of one or two people that can't look after a piercing when they get it done and ultimately the piercer gets blamed. there's no way to prove any argument for or against. I've had 8 piercings done in there and not a bother with any of them. That's my input so when this argument crops up you can now say, well one lad has had 0% failure rate in there.

Jack B. Badd · 13-03-2008 9:54am

Had my first piercing (nape) botched in Metalmorphosis by Elaine and there's not a hope I'd go back. Bad first impressions don't inspire confidence whether it's a one off or not. That said, I did get a full refund after some badgering emails (including pictures) to their head office.

suzaane · 13-03-2008 11:17am

yeah i think it depends on the person getting pierced and how well they look after it.
i've had the majority of mine done there and i've not had any trouble with them!
i'm sure everywhere has a name for botch jobs within a group of certain people y'know?

DILLIGAF · 13-03-2008 11:35am

I'd have to agree with that! Most of the opinions put forward are probably second hand anyway, like someones friend got something done and it got infected etc. There's just no way of telling to be honest. A piercing will go one of two ways, kept clean and well, it will heal, not kept clean and well, it won't. Simple as.

Le Rack · 13-03-2008 11:53am

maybe but that isn't always the case aswel, a girl in there completely feiced up my mates tragus, the acutal piercing, was nothing to do with the aftercare, she pierced her tragus wrong, Aid was in bit crying with pain, then she tried to charge her double cuz she had to open up an new needle cuz the one she was using came apart, the tube-y bit came from the needle-y bit, while she was piercing she gave the choice of leaving it, half pierced, opening a new needle and charging double or not opening a new needle and just trying to shove the jewelry through. not cool.

Star Lord · 13-03-2008 12:10pm

davey180 wrote: »

whats Rach?

Crumble Froo wrote: »

he mistyped rash

I typed Rach. Rach = Le Rack

DILLIGAF wrote: »

yeah i just think it's a lot of people who know of one or two people that can't look after a piercing when they get it done and ultimately the piercer gets blamed.

No, it's people that can and do look after their piercings, but the piercer does a shoddy job on it. I'm not saying that every piercing they do is bad, or anywhere near it, but that they seem to have more botched piercings than any of the other places I know of.*

Jack B. Badd wrote: »

Had my first piercing (nape) botched in Metalmorphosis by Elaine and there's not a hope I'd go back. Bad first impressions don't inspire confidence whether it's a one off or not. That said, I did get a full refund after some badgering emails (including pictures) to their head office.

Yours was one of the first cases I knew of that put me off ever going in there. Also, good to see you're still around!

*georges arcade doesn't count.

jenizzle · 13-03-2008 12:54pm

Everyone has their own place that their comfy with. Personally speaking, I'll never set foot in Metal Morphosis again as I was made feel so uncomfortable in there when I was getting pierced, or other times when I went to ask for advice/jewellery. Anyway, its all been said before on here, either ye like it or ye don't!

Gauge · 13-03-2008 12:59pm

Yeah, been there a few times and don't feel comfortable. There are far better and nicer piercers in Dublin.

DILLIGAF · 13-03-2008 1:12pm

I know what your saying like and totally respect it, but as damo said above, his opinion is based on a mates, I just wonder how many others are like that! I

The Artist · 13-03-2008 1:27pm

when i got me eyebrow done 2 years ago as i remember that the piercer had no latex gloves but used new needle out of the packet and did the job.i suppose i was lucky that it healed ok.Maybe not wearing latex gloves in ireland is the main problem?or the face mask if its compulsary?

Crumble Froo · 13-03-2008 6:05pm

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

I typed Rach. Rach = Le Rack

i know, was just messin round!

Le Rack · 13-03-2008 7:49pm

think that was aimed at davey Ni

Gauge · 13-03-2008 8:08pm

davey180 wrote: »

when i got me eyebrow done 2 years ago as i remember that the piercer had no latex gloves but used new needle out of the packet and did the job.i suppose i was lucky that it healed ok.Maybe not wearing latex gloves in ireland is the main problem?or the face mask if its compulsary?

One piercer not wearing gloves does not mean a country-wide problem. I've had 30+ piercings and I've yet to encounter a piercer that didn't wear gloves.

DILLIGAF · 13-03-2008 10:30pm

yeah the gloves thing is news to me too!

Buttes, Le Mao · 14-03-2008 1:08am

I'm looking to get a tattoo on my back in the next week or two, I know **** all about them or who to go to in cork.
What I want is a simple black ink shape in between my shoulder blades.

The Artist · 14-03-2008 1:24am

Buttes, Le Mao wrote: »

I'm looking to get a tattoo on my back in the next week or two, I know **** all about them or who to go to in cork.
What I want is a simple black ink shape in between my shoulder blades.

try tattoo zoo in one of side street at the coal quay.
Tattoo Zoo, 96 Sth Main st Cork

Buttes, Le Mao · 16-03-2008 12:54am

Ay cheers. a couple of people mentioned there.

Gauge · 16-03-2008 1:08am

Personally I'd recommend Raul in Smiley Dogg on Marlboro St, black and grey is his specialty.

Buttes, Le Mao · 16-03-2008 1:38am

thanks... uh, gauge.

Gauge · 16-03-2008 1:47am

You're welcome Mike.

owlwink · 17-03-2008 12:35am

inkworks in bray is worth a look. I got a realy nice tat of a susuwatari on my back there recently.

marcocapri81 · 17-03-2008 7:56pm

i went to nine lives in bray and got some nice work done there ,they seem to know their stuff,and cheap compared to most places.

The Artist · 18-03-2008 1:46pm

was it Anna O’Donnell does the tats there?

marcocapri81 · 19-03-2008 12:00pm

yea its anna as far as i remember,it was a few weeks back but im goin back this week to get sum more stuff done,ill find out.

Hawkeye4real · 21-03-2008 12:49pm

well I eventually brought my daughter into Dragon in Talbot street. No complaints, great job and hygenic. I'm gonna go back in for my own one in the next week or two (after planning it for the last 7 years its about time!!) amazing thing in there is the guy who greets you in the public area, he did about 10 minutes of card tricks with a few of us that were waiting........absolutely amazing! I've seen some magicians over the years, but right up close, this guy would be barred from vegas!!

Neiler21 · 21-03-2008 9:24pm

liking the thread..ive got afew myself and am mates with a guy called issiah,hes from california and is working in a shop called the vibe in sligo town. he is very good. got this done not long ago/ 36Stars%21%21.jpg

eoin400 · 24-03-2008 7:55pm

just wonderin if anyone could tell me the average waiting time to get work done in zulu or snakebite.
cheers

DILLIGAF · 24-03-2008 7:57pm

zulu is more or less walk-in, but it depends on if your looking for a certain artists time. Not sure about snakebite

eoin400 · 24-03-2008 7:59pm

cheers, would u reckomend zulu, or where would u in dublin??

Star Lord · 25-03-2008 1:10pm

It's not long, ring them up or email them (you'll get your answer quicker if you phone though!) and tell them what you want done, and when they can fit you in. shouldn't be too long in either place. Only been to Snakebite myself, and I know when I wanted mine done they were able to offer me one inside a week, and Saturday is walk in only, so if you go in early on a Saturday you can get done that day.

vines · 25-03-2008 4:54pm

Hi I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations of freehand tattoo artists in Dublin? I'm looking to get vines from my hand to my shoulder blade wrapped around my arm, black and grey mostly with a hint of dark green though it...
Much appreciated!

the hunter · 25-03-2008 7:59pm

there is two new tattoo artists in wexford one in enniscorthy (celtic tattoos)and one in whitemill in wexford town (umegtattoos)
has anyone tried either of them yet ???

[Clo] · 26-03-2008 9:42am

Has anybody gotten pierced in that place up by Voodoo in Dublin? I think that dude Mark that used to work in Celestial pierces there, and he's the only piercer I've ever been to that wasn't either rude or just generally unpleasant. The people that work in Wildcat make me want to wait till I'm out of the country to get things done.

Piercers and Tattoo Artists in Ireland

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