6 stores · curated ORBIS register
Dublin
Claddagh Records specialises in Irish traditional music across vinyl, CDs and selected instruments. Its catalogue is valuable for finding regional players and labels that general record shops may file only broadly as folk.
Best for Irish traditional music — CDs, vinyl, and instruments
South Great George's Street, Dublin
Victorian market arcade — independent shops, vintage clothing, vinyl records, and street food vendors. A covered market with real character.
Best for Victorian covered arcade with vintage clothing, vinyl records, and street food vendors.
George's Street Arcade began as South City Markets, a purpose-built Victorian shopping centre in Dublin. The Dublin South City Market Company was incorporated in 1876, and British architects Lockwood and Mauson designed the market. Lord Mayor Sir George Moyers formally opened it in 1881. A fire destroyed the building on 27 August 1892, displacing shopkeepers and stallholders. Local labour and craftspeople rebuilt the centre in the same style, and it reopened on 13 September 1894. The market has traded continuously since that reopening and is now generally known as George's Street Arcade. The Layden Family Group acquired the property in 1992 and continued refurbishment in keeping with the Victorian structure. The arcade reports approximately fifty tenants, ranging from a department store to small stalls. Its directory spans fashion and accessories. Silver and costume jewellery appear beside hair services and music, while other tenants cover art and books. Memorabilia and cafés share the arcade with groceries and speciality foods. Published at South Great George's Street, Dublin 2, the operating market carries a documented history of construction and destruction followed by rebuilding.
City Centre
Independent secondhand bookshop and record store at 15A Wicklow Street in central Dublin, Ireland, buying, selling and trading used books alongside vinyl records and CDs.
Best for Used books and vinyl below Wicklow Street
The Secret Book and Record Store is an independent shop at 15A Wicklow Street in central Dublin, dealing in secondhand and discounted books alongside vinyl records and CDs. It operates on a buy-sell-exchange model typical of Dublin's used-book trade and has built a following among locals and visitors browsing its stock for out-of-print titles and rare records.
7 Dawson Street, Dublin
Tower Records runs two Dublin shops, the flagship at 7 Dawson Street and a second store in the Eason's Building on Lower O'Connell Street. It holds Ireland's largest vinyl selection in each branch, an extensive classical CD range and a Tower Hifi department. In-store performances have featured Fontaines D.C., Lankum and Bjork.
Best for Vinyl, CDs, gig tickets, and knowledgeable staff at Dublin's music-scene hub
Tower Records describes itself as Ireland's largest independent record store, with two shops in central Dublin. The flagship stands at 7 Dawson Street in Dublin 2, and the second store trades from the Eason's Building at 40 Lower O'Connell Street in Dublin 1. Each branch holds one of the two largest vinyl selections in the country, with an extensive back catalogue and limited edition colour pressings. The CD racks span many genres and include what the shop calls the only extensive range of classical music in Ireland. Film and television fill 4K, Blu-ray and DVD sections, and merchandise runs from band T-shirts to mugs. Tower Hifi inside the Dawson Street store sells turntables and amplifiers as well as CD players and speakers. Headphones and styli come from brands such as Rega, Pro-Ject, Denon, Marantz and Yamaha. Live in-store performances and signings are a regular part of the trade. Previous visitors have included Fontaines D.C., Lankum, Bjork, Macklemore, Fall Out Boy, James Vincent McMorrow, Lisa Hannigan and Shane MacGowan. The shop also takes part in Record Store Day, and staff are on hand for advice on what to buy and how to set up a home sound system.
Douglas
An independent record shop in Douglas dealing in new and second-hand vinyl and running for over fifteen years. Stock turns over regularly across rock, metal and classic albums, from Radiohead pressings to Captain Beefheart and Santana.
Best for New and secondhand vinyl from Radiohead to Captain Beefheart and Santana
Cork city centre
An independent Cork record shop dealing in vinyl, with a catalogue that spans avant-garde and experimental, folk and traditional, and indie, rock and pop. Records are sold in-store and online, priced in euro through its own shop.
Best for Leftfield and experimental vinyl
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