If you find yourself in Dublin for any length of time, and if you are of a mind to purchase something to take home with you, or even if you simply want to take a stroll down a truly famous shopping venue, then you would do yourself a disservice to avoid the opportunity to take a look at Dublin’s Grafton Street. Dublin boasts two principal streets for shopping, one of these being Henry Street, on the north side of the city, and the other being Grafton Street and Stephen’s Green on the south side centre, as well as their respective surrounding streets and areas.

Grafton Street is found between St Stephen’s Green and Trinity College. It is considered the “smart” area to shop, and offers the eager shopper numerous fashionable and upscale shops. There are upscale clothing shops and department stores, as well as Dublin’s most exclusive jewelery store, Weirs. It also boasts one of the city’s premier shopping centres, the St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre.

Grafton Street itself, for all that it boasts of such riches, is actually a rather short street and should not take too long to cover if you have the willpower to walk in a straight line down the middle and look neither right nor left. However, if you came to Ireland with a mind to really indulge your shopping proclivities, Grafton Street, if done properly, can take you all day! You should also take into account the crowding at peak shopping periods, so if you want to really have the chance to slip into every shop and possibly stop off at a café and have a pint, you should consider trying to visit at off-peak hours. Saturday afternoon is particularly notorious for crowding, so be sure to take that into account before you slip into your comfy shoes, and arm yourself for a day of shopping.