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Shops and Hobbies in Dublin, Dublin*

Dublin, Dublin Clothes, Magazines, Art, Galleries, Hobbies

Clothes Shops, Shoe Shops, Fashion and Bargains

• Urban Outfitters in Temple Bar is great, so is Fresh (also Temple Bar) and Asha in Stephens Green Centre.
• I get most of my stuff online. www.myboardshop.com is a good enough place to start.
• Hammerheadz Greystones
• Purple Haze, Flip, Se Si - Temple Bar George's Arcade Cult on George Street
• All the usual suspects are here, save a few but once again head into Temple Bar for loads of hippy clothes. The main shopping area is Grafton Street, St. Stephens Green Shopping centre and Henry Street, and also off Grafton Street-specialist shops.There are a few new shopping centres out of town eg.Blachardstown, Liffey Valley and the Square
• New Designer Shop for 20 somethings with bags of money called BT2 on Grafton Street.
• Anywhere around 'Temple Bar' area for street fashion, and Grafton Street shops for usual store stuff. Also Henry Street. Skate City, Crown Alley; and Makulla's, bottom of Grafton Street. (A bit overpriced).
• Makullas (too expensive), Temple bar, George's street Arcade, Hobo and Sabotage (Exchequor street) are pretty cool for sk8 stuff.

Arts, crafts and such (Anything from pukka art galleries to craft shops. Trendy and twee both welcome.)

• Merrion Square on Sundays in the summer - local artists stick their work on the park railings and sell to passers by. Great atmosphere.
• Try Powerscourt Townhouse (can't remember the name of the street but it's signposted off Grafton Street) for some lovely arty crafty shops (some quite pricey though).
• Taylor Gallery- good art. Kilkenny Design Nassau Street-tweeish, but good range of , crafts
• George's Street arcade has cool stuff sometimes.

Magazine and Comic Shops

• Pick up the local free student magazine "Mongrel" in Tower Records on O'Connel street or Di Fontaines pizza in temple bar, absolutely hilarious.
• Alex's has mags (near Dun Laoighre shopping centre)
• The address given for Forbidden Planet was on Dawson ST. They moved years ago. They are now on Crampton Quay.
• There is another good comic shop besides Forbidden Planet called Sub-City. It's on Exchequer Street (off Wicklow Street).
• Forbidden Planet, Dawson Street.

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