You won't get this service on the high street! At Bella Blackrock you are treated as an individual,…read moregiven the very best styling tips and a bespoke shopping experience while you support the circular economy in style. Highly recommended popping in to pick up timeless fashion and curated accessories.

I love, love Vero Moda and I really love this branch. It's nice and spacious and for some reason…read moreit's never very busy. If I go into the Vero Moda on Grafton Street I end up nearly going over the edge as it's nearly always too crowded for my liking and I'm allergic to clothes shopping in crowds! I've also gotten some great bargains in this particular store - the stuff there is cheap anyway so if it's on sale it's as cheap as chips. I used to work nearby and would often come in here on my lunch break, a habit that never bankrupted me thank God!

There are great bargains to be found in the Vera Moda in Bloomfields Shopping Centre. They do good…read moretasteful takes on latest fashion trends, like a cheaper and not quite as nice Topshop. They are best in the summer when they have rails upon rails of floaty dresses and pretty string tops. Their clothes have a slightly hippie-ish feel in their flowery-ness and flowy-ness. IN the winter they have plenty of woolies and warm jackets to choose from. The accessories are also worth a look - big chunky jewelery, knotted scarves and faux-leather bags.

A really nice Jewellers, small but has quite a lot of stock and the owner is friendly and free with…read morehis advice when desperate writer types come in asking about wedding bands.

Got my wife's engagement ring here. Never felt pressured. Got something she loved and went back…read moreagain for the wedding bands.

While not the biggest fan of the new shop, this place is an old family favourite. If I go in, and…read moretell them my name, they will immediately ask after my aunt, my mother, my granny and my great-aunt. Not that they shop here often mind, it's rather too posh for that, but it's the kind of place it is. A proper family jewellers, with father and daughters on staff and expert advice on hand. They're friendly (trying to get away can be a problem) and their stuff is only divine.

This big blocky brute of a shopping centre dominates central Dun Laoghaire. In many ways, it feels…read morelike it was here first and everywhere else was just built around it, hanging off the fringes. Like a shanty town on the edge of some medieval castle. Still, it's a good shopping centre. One of the few shopping centers, in fact, that doesn't impose wrist slittingly mundane easy listening on you. This is something which makes the place tolerable, pleasant even, by comparison. Further allusions towards the civilised world include the welcome addition of a public house and, most important feature of any shopping centre, multiple exits.

I think it was mahatma Gandhi who said "you can't polish a turd", though I might be misquoting…read morehim... Anyway, this was disproven on the show Mythbusters recently (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFI) ... But speaking of polishing undesirable things, the Dunlaoghaire shopping centre; paint it as often as you wish, lower the ceilings, add some nice lighting...and it is still it is horrible to its very core... plus they charge you for parking No, not a fan.

Unfortunately, this is both a private residence and a recording studio that is not open to the…read morepublic. Irish legend, and, not to mention, one of the best selling artists of all time, Enya, records all of her music here. It is also the home to her manager/producer Nicky Ryan, and his wife, Enya's lyricist, Roma Ryan. From time to time, usually before album launches, the Ryan's and Enya will open up Aigle Studios and allow filming inside the main area for tv specials or electronic documentaries. Aigle Studios is also thought to be the most technologically advanced recording studio in Ireland, being refurbished every few years with the latest musical accessories.

While their music is great, they go years without releasing any. And while we're waiting, they…read morenever give us any updates. Lately they've been more active on social media. But it's nearly always an announcement of a re-worked video or something similar, not news. Their website went down over a year ago, with no explanation. And they've many times teased that Enya will tour or at least do a one-off concert, but it still hasn't happened. Anyway, I'm hoping for new music this year!

Originals could have been something special but this little boutique sure is quite pricey. However,…read moreyou get what you pay for and the atmosphere in this cute little shop is just lovely. They sell books on interior decorating aswell as clothes and jewellery, although after looking at the price tag of some of these you may be tempted to run out! Overall, it's a nice shop if you're getting something special for someone for a special occasion. Maybe if I had a bit more money for myself I'd spend it in Originals although I am convinced that Lucy's Lounge - in town -although with slightly shabbier clothes- have much better bargains.

Tucked away up one of the side roads of Dún Laoghaire, you'll find a little gem of a jewellery…read moreshop. Originals is well-named for it's merchandise is really original. When you walk in, you feel somewhat akin to what I would imagine heaven looks like - decorated like a French boudoir kind of a vibe, there's pretty girly jewellery everywhere, in every colour imaginable. Sparkles galore, and not in a tacky way, it's absolutely gorgeous! You'll walk in to get something for a friend and leave with something for yourself, having spent a good hour or so convincing yourself that it is this one thing that will make your life a lot better. Well, it may not make it a lot better, but a bit of sparkle will make it marginally so. So go on, treat yourself!!