Overall a good experience. First place shopping for my new apartment and found all I needed and more! The service here was decent; some staff were dismissive but or the most part they were helpful in finding what I needed! The value was super nice, super cheap and overall good quality items. I was able to find house and kitchen supplies at a good price. Super good deals on some items! Will definitely come back whenever I need to shop for household items and furnishing! read more

We installed a whole kitchen with Ikea and we had plenty of issues. Delivery, timing, they left kitchen with holes around and a big mess they didn't take care of, plus other plenty stuff. After expending so much money they never get back to us. Not worth it to do anything with them specially big projects. Really disappointed read more

IKEA Dublin - more unfinished work - Furniture Stores Near Me - Ballymun, D

I've just spent 350 quid on an IKEA unit (after already finding their stock in ballymun was messed up and waiting weeks for it to come back) and spent the last hour pulling apart multiple boxes of items only to discover they've failed to give me one of the main panels. After a long wait for customer service all I get back is, we'll deliver it in a week. Not even the piece, I have to take the thing apart, find the piece, and wait for them to come back to collect it. Zero refund for delivery or offer of any kind in compensation. I'm mostly annoyed because this is the third time I've sworn never to buy IKEA again, the rubbish customer service is just the icing on the cake! read more

Pretty huge IKEA branch. The food is affordable and cheap, but mediocre. The meatballs on the other hand, is the star here. They have vegan and vegetarian options too. Tip: free tea or coffee for people with a membership card. Good customer service. Loads of options for home goods and their options keep on change. But I will be honest, not a fan of their kitchen supplies. Bought plates that kept on breaking for no reason. Prices at IKEA are going up, but they always have that one or two items that are extremely cheap and a catch. They also have some discounts and a room ful of great deals near the cashier for buying it as is, usually flawed or/and unboxed. read more

See all

Good quality n reasonable prices. You can find everything in one place. Kitchen to till living room in one place. I will recommend everyone.

Went to IKEA yesterday and usually I would never have a bad experience there, but the lady at the checkout was so horrible and kept barking at me, I had to write a review. I bought about 6 shelving units with the customer service desk before checkout. I asked the guy specifically at the desk if it would be possible to take the slip he gave me with all my items, and then pay separately at the checkout because I was getting half, and my mam was getting the other half. He said no problem so I was happy on my way to the checkout. The lady at checkout started scanning my items, then I showed her the slip with the shelves I still had to pay for, and I said "sorry is it okay if I split the payment?" And she just barked "no". I was kind of taken back by her solid no, with nothing else said and she just stared at me. I said to her "but I was told at the customer service desk I could" And she said "yeah well I can't do that, it has to be separated on the sheet, I just scan it and it comes up, the guy shouldn't have told you that" like no sorry, no help or anything. She really just seemed like she wasn't arsed helping me in any way and looked annoyed. So I said kinda frustrated, "OK for fucks sake...um...let me just move some funds over on my phone". She was already after scanning half my items and there was a queue behind me, so I quickly went into my phone and moved over money from my savings account so I can just pay for everything at once and leave. Her attitude was just atrocious and the way she spoke to me just seemed like she was annoyed I was even there. I felt rushed and flustered about the whole thing and so was my mam who was behind me buying her own stuff. We were all so taken back by her attitude that at the end after packing up our stuff quickly because she kept just staring at us looking annoyed that we weren't moving quick enough, my mam in all the panick forgot to pay. And instead of saying something like "oh sorry your total is there" or literally any other sentence on this planet, she just looked at my mam and barked "do you wanna pay for that". Absolutely nasty nasty attitude. It made me so angry and anxious about the whole situation I left in tears and had to talk to their team leader because I couldn't belive this woman's attitude. And I'd never ever complain about anything, but this just left such a nasty taste in my mouth and was pretty upset about the whole situation on the way home. If you don't know how to interact and speak to people, DO NOT WORK IN CUSTOMER SERVICE. The not being able to pay separately was never the issue, I can understand how tills work and some things can't be done on the system. Just the fact of how she spoke and handled the whole situation made me infuriated. read more

I used to love IKEA but I've had nothing but issues with them recently. I bought a Kitchen which arrived damaged in some parts and had to be returned. For whatever reason, they thought it was a good idea to permanently print the door serial number and product name directly on the inside of each kitchen door so, I have to look at this single every day. Whoever thought this was a good idea should have a word with themselves. The assembly instructions are infuriating to navigate. I'm a designer and I spent most of my time correcting how they should have communicated steps in my head. Besides all of this; there is ZERO after sales care to speak of. If you ask to speak with someone in Dublin directly - you're told no. If you call the English phone number for IKEA to ask a question; they don't have a clue what you're talking about. I finally got through to a manager from the Kitchen dept in Dublin and, besides generally speaking over me; she said that they're too busy to deal with after sales on an individual basis. IKEA make more than enough money to change this. Their Buyback and Resell programme is an absolute scam. I went to the Dublin branch on Saturday with over €1000 worth of BESTA furniture. The furniture has been through two house moves so, it had light scratching throughout. I did an online estimate through the IKEA website and should have received about €400 for everything. I had to arrange for a van to transport everything to the branch, only to be told that they wouldn't give me anything for any of it, because the units had screw holes in the sides. THIS IT LITERALLY HOW THE PIECES ASSEMBLE TO ONE ANOTHER. This is how the instructions state they be assembled. If resold altogether; no holes would be visible once assembled???? If this is actually the case, IKEA should not accept any BESTA combinations back, as this is how all BESTA furniture is assembled. At the very least, they could mention that items with screw holes cannot be accepted online, so customers like me don't waste their time going to trouble bringing furniture back. I had to leave €1000 worth of BESTA furniture behind to be 'recycled'. I do not believe for a second that this will actually happen. They gave me a pitiful 'waver' to sign which at no point stated that they will not sell the items I left to be 'recycled'. I have no doubt that they will sell these items on, without compensating me for it. I bought another unit while in the store on Saturday and brought it home. Not only have the prices gone up but the quality of the materials have also gone down. We put the base of the unit together and it felt so flimsy to handle. Like the slightest knock would cause serious damage. There are also a couple of flaws throughout that just shouldn't be there. I am dreading putting the doors on and if there's a single scratch on anything else, it will be going straight back. read more

Couples be weary, a trip to Ikea usually ends in a fight. "It's time to freshen up the house, let's look at duvets." "There is nothing wrong with our current duvet." "We need more cushions for the bed." "Why do we even have cushions on a bed? They just end up on the floor." "Pots and pans, YAY." "If we get more pots and pans, I hope you know you're going to be doing all of the cooking." I like Ikea best for small things around the house, for the kitchen and the bedroom.The have everything that one could need to furnish or freshen up every part of the house. I especially like Ikea for their kitchen section. I can say the quality of their pots and pans is no reflection upon the price. Great quality for what you pay for them. I have purchased some of the more "high end" furniture from Ikea and I may say that I'm quite impressed. I could have done without the 3 hours putting the dresser together (not an exaggeration), but a great quality and looks sheik. Best time to go is a week night, otherwise you might find the store jam packed and end up waiting in a que. Once you've finish your exhausting journey through the 3 story maze you can stop by their cafe for a cuppa or a quick bit because as we all know shopping can be exhausting! read more

Well well well. Could you pick a better place to hang out whilst mildly hungover? Yes. You most certainly could. Isn't there something more pleasurable you could be doing on a Sunday? Yes. There most certainly is. But here's the thing. I just moved in a new place. i need new stuff. I don't have time to go wandering around town looking for laundry baskets and wardrobes and coat hooks. It's all in one place, simples, job's a good un. Now this trip on Sunday was my IKEA-cherry-poppin trip. So the obvious choice was to go straight for the meatballs. I'm not gonna lie. Most likely never going to get them again. If you're hungry, go for it, you get about twenty of the little fellas, all swimming in a kinda grey-brown type of sauce over a mountain of mashed potato. If you're not hungry, or are any way hungover, I suggest steering well clear. Now for the shop itself. It does what it says on the tin. They have literally every single thing you could ever possibly want in a house. I wouldn't be surprised if you asked one of the staff where their caterpillar sized cushions are and you were pointed in the correct direction. They have it laid out so that if you follow the flow and the direction of the arrows, you will get to see everything the place has to offer. There are however, downsides to this. Firstly, if you're just "popping in" to "grab something really quickly", forget it! It ain't gonna happen friend. Similarly, if you're only there to grab one thing and one thing only, it ain't gonna happen. I went in for said wardrobe, came out with a heart shaped light, a coat hook that looks like a dog's behind, and a lint-brush, amongst other 'bargain items' Self restraint (and padded fight gear) are what's called for here. Once ye have these, you're sweet! read more

IKEA Dublin - Couldn't agree more! - Furniture Stores Near Me - Ballymun, D

wax in IKEA Dublin , Saturday 10th Feb was unable to locate item . member of IKEA staff JANS went out of his way to help locate and find my item read more

Hell yes! IKEA... What a superstore! But when you got to an IKEA store, you get exactly what you expect, it does exactly what it says on the tin! Amazing / unbelievable amount of homeware, furniture as well as home accessories, this place is a mecca whenever you wanna put a fresh look to your house or just stock up on basics if you move/rent. I love the IKEA style, always contemporary and modern they have awesome instore displays which give you plenty of home inspiration for whether a small or large space, bedroom or kitchen. Also, king of storage... The options and ideas available here are second to none. This place is set up great, plenty of packing so no matter how busy... I've always been able to bag a parking space. They have great loading spaces however the only downside, if you purchase goods and need delivery, the process is very painful. You queue (often long queues) to purchase and pay, then you have to take your trolley and join another queue for the home delivery, also the more you send doesn't seem to make the delivery any cheaper, in fact the price gets more expensive which if I was to be kitting out a new house top to bottom, I think it would be cheaper to rent a van! read more

See all

I am just in the door from a shopping trip and all five and a half hours were spent in the one shop, the mighty IKEA. It's like a big blue monster eating you up and digesting you for a few hours until its ready to eject you with a whole load of stuff you didnt have when you arrived. After three hours i was getting texts from my worried boyfriend at home, we only live in a small apartment and its not like im rolling in money or anything and i had been in there for a very long time. IKEA is just heaven for me, lots of home stuff, gorgeous colours glowing at you from every shelf, dreamy beds and fancy chairs and glorious lamps meet you at every corner. It makes you want to run out and buy a house so you can make an IKEA house, now of course i would not do that but still! The food is good too, all i can say is, dime cake. Unfortunately they did not have any in the little supermarket after the checkouts, so disappointing! One negative i will say is, the IKEA family card, dont bother it wont get you a penny off anything, for example after i had spent a fortune in the main store i did a mini shop in the food place, all my items were scanned through and the lady announced "17.80 please" and then i pipped up and said that i had a family card, ready for my discount! she dutifully swiped it through the machine and then i waited in anticipation, she then announced "17.80 please" not even a measly cent! read more

IKEA Dublin - Furniture Stores Near Me - Ballymun, D

I love you IKEA! I have always loved you. Even before I met you. Even before I walked through your doors. Even before I got lost in your abundance of sq footage! Or tasted your meatballs. I would flick through trough your pages at night and dream about you. I knew I loved you...and I was right. And guess what ...you love me too! read more

What can I say I just love Ikea! Make sure you've time on your hands!! Excellent value. Amazing homeware. Great value food. This place brings out the interior designer in you. I flew up today for some bits I needed so thought I'd leave a review for those who haven't been before. If not... You're missing out and in for a treat!. I skipped the top floor which is like a walk around house and display for larger peices. They have different sections Ie, bedding, sofas, kitchen, etc But some of it the whole room is on show and dressed you nearly feel like you're walking around someone's house -youd only wish to live in! I flew straight to the food.. I needed a bite as I'd missed lunch. I got Salmon fillet with pea and chips and hollindase sauce for a whole €6.50.... I know. Pricey-not! It was tasty and filled me up. Couldn't argue for that price. Plus you get free tea or coffee if you have an Ikea family card :) Onto the shopping. Downstairs is the 'shop' bit. You've every section for the home you could think of. Even material which is why I popped in. I got a lovely floral fabric on sale €3 a meter. Great buy. My favourite sections are lighting, bedding and candles and we'll everything really. If you need storage and organization Ikea is bound to sort you out with a stylish good value set up with a modern twist! I'm yet to try the breakfast but it's only a couple of Euro... Where else would you get it! Oh and they've a free creche to drop the kids off for some adult time :) read more

See all

It may be small, but like Mr Kipling's cakes, it's exceedingly good. Lots of Swedish groceries, with an emphasis on tarts, frozen goods and chocolate, this is more of an area than a shop but I like it just the same. I was there for the famous meatballs, which you can get a big frozen bag of for €5.25. When I came to the head of the queue, the girl behind the till told me that they had a special on - for €4.95, I could get my meatballs, plus two packets of frozen mashed potato, two packets of cheese sauce and a jar of ligonberry jam. No, I have no idea what ligonberries are, but I was very glad to take them, and I went away to eat like a Swede. read more

See all

Big selection in vast spacious building nice selection of products bad points during COVID - 19 are restaurant is closed and having to wear a mask for such a long time makes for an uncomfortable time which is a pity found myself rushing to get in and out quickly read more

Sweet busy family atmosphere. Good food and refill drinks :). I enjoyed the free WIFI, comfortable sofas - a place to get some work done. Free filter coffee with Family card they say... read more

IKEA Dublin - Good quality Sweedish food and pastry for a fast food place. - Furniture Stores Near Me - Ballymun, D

There's been a lot of buzz about the new Ikea store in Dublin. All my friends have been talking about finding a lift to Ikea so they can outfit their apartments with Swedish furniture and cheap accessories. Located off the M50 Motorway and Ballymun Road, it can be a bit of a hassle to get to. But it's worth it, in my opinion. So, the Dublin shop sells out of a lot of the merchandise in the catalogue, but you can still get some great buys like a beautiful wood mirror for 20 Euro or a plant for 2 Euro. And then there's all those storage units: straw baskets for the wardrobe and the bathroom and a rack to arrange your scarves. Perfect! The Ikea experience can last a whole day. It takes a long time to walk through the showroom, find what you like, jot down the numbers of your item and finally get it in the warehouse. And once you get home, you still have to assemble the whole thing. Ugh, all this work doesn't sound so fun. One more thing, if you come here during weekday afternoons, you don't have to pay for parking. Anytime after 4pm and you'll spend a lot of money on the meter. read more

See all

This place has caused a serious amount of controversy ever since the public got wind it was coming to Dublin in 2009. I don't know why - I've been dying for it to come for years. But people were worried about traffic etc but now it's here, I don't see what all the fuss was about! I went this week and there was no traffic or no trouble, but there was a fair amount of people - just a big blue and yellow shop in the middle of nowhere selling lots of stuff for your house! It basically has two floors - a showroom with lots of bedrooms, offices and kitchens all done up, and then a big warehouse type place with everything from glasses to bins, to baking trays, to mats and frames. Oh and they sell food too - Lidl/Aldi type stuff - and there is a restaurant and a little fast food place too. And all for really cheap! I have to admit I was a little disappointed with the place - it had been hyped up in the press so much that it was never going to be what I expected. Unfortunately I don't have a house to do up - if I did I'd be heading straight for Ikea. Hopefully it won't be still as busy then!!! read more

IKEA Dublin - Furniture Stores Near Me - Ballymun, D

Shocking availability issues. Note to IKEA your products have no best before dates so why not order in extra. read more

Finally I got to savour the delights of the newly opened Ikea in Dublin. It is located in the suburb of Ballymun and easily assessible from the M50 or by Dublin Bus. I actually traveled out there by bus. the bus number is the 13/13a which are very regular and can be picked up on O'Connell St near the Dublin Bus Offices (Parnell St end). The bus route terminates at Ikea. Well what can I say about Ikea,brilliantly laid out,stunning showrooms.The store is bright and spacious and very family friendly. Plenty of carparking and it was buzzing even after only a few weeks of been opened. Such a shame that Athlone missed out on having this store located there. I can't believe the local business community kicked up about it!!!! read more

IKEA Dublin - Furniture Stores Near Me - Ballymun, D

See all

Ikea's Dublin Carrickmines click-and-collect service is an absolute joke! We placed an order on Wednesday, booked collection for 12 noon on Friday, arrived at 12:15 and were told the order wouldn't be ready for collection until after 3pm. Utter disgrace! We had to pick up kids from school in Co Wexford at 2:30, so couldn't wait around in Carrickmines. We requested they deliver the items free of charge to make up for their delay but the earliest delivery was Monday. We had driven up in 2 cars from Gorey (an hour and a half wasted each way, for 2 people, €26 diesel and €29 in petrol) but were told by the online chat complaints team that no further compensation would be offered. I'd compare it to booking a table for lunch at 12, with the food prepaid, then turning up and being told "sorry, we don't have your food or table ready for you, you can wait 3 hours, or we'll send you free takeout in 3 days' time instead". Who in their right mind thinks this is decent customer service? The chat team also told me I "should wait to be told when the order is ready for collection", which is all well and good when you're living a 10-minute drive away, but not 2 counties and 1.5hrs away! My email confirmation clearly stated a 12 noon pickup when I paid for my items. The "4-hour window" they referenced seems to mean (to them!) that they can bring it to the pickup point anytime within those 4 hours, when any rational customer would understand a 4-hr window to mean that the purchases would be there at 12 noon and the customer would have 4 hours to collect them. Shocking service, shocking lack of compensation, shocking lack of acceptance of responsibility. I am still soooo angry about the fact that both my husband and I wasted 3 hours of our lives (1.5 up and 1.5 back), petrol and diesel and have nothing to show for it AND are getting our furniture 3 days late and IKEA think they have done nothing wrong and owe us nothing except a limp apology. read more

Ordered Hemnes bench. It was damaged when delivered. Spent 2 hours on chat with Ikea. After 4 days I got a new bench altough I only needed one part but that was also damaged. Spent another 5 hours on chat. Part was supposed to be delivered after 5 days but after 3 hours on chat the agent said the call was wrongly put in the system so the order was in limbo!! Today I got my 3rd delivery and the part is still damaged but I have to say not as much as the other 2!! Guess I have to live with the damage, it will irritate me to the core. I am totally exhausted. read more

I love IKEA and have been buying a lot of furniture there as I need to furnish apartments regularly. BUT: I am having a very bad experience with their refund policy. I bought a couch in September 2021 and returned it within a week, still in its boxes. Received no paperwork or emails. I e-mailed without any success. I phoned and was told I cannot correspond via e-mail with the refund department, I can only make contact with them via phone. After a very long and expensive phone call to the UK refund department in November, I was promised that I would receive my money within 10 working days. I tried phoning again today, only to hear an answering machine telling me they are unable to take my call! I have been waiting for more than three months for my refund! Very disappointing! read more

Lost. Trapped. Meatballs. Blonde hair. Order. Fear. Still lost. "How do we get out of here?" "Oh sweet Jesus there's a map." Still lost. Escape is in sight after too much visual repetition. I walked through a déjà vu sequence of the vast majority of people's homes - it terrified me a little with it's lack of soul. "The bloody gates won't let us out." "Break the bloody alarm, I need to get out." Escape. Deep breath. All after all that they did not have the cups I needed but I had to walk through a maze of of silence as punishment for not purchasing. read more

Even though my mam didn't need to buy anything, she used the excuse of my moving into a new flat to take the day off work to make our virgin trip to IKEA. We got a little lost coming off the M50. I think we were expecting large, neon signs to point us in the direction of this much talked about warehouse. Suddenly, I spotted the famous blue and yellow in the distance. We were like thirsty nomads following a mirage. I immediately felt overwhelmed as I entered IKEA. It's just so big. Truth be told, shopping often daunts me. My mother went straight up to one of the many info points and simply stated, "This is our first time." The girl was very friendly and helpful. She gave us a map and planned our itinerary. "Browse the showrooms, write down what you want to purchase and where you can collect it on this sheet of paper with this here pencil, go for lunch, then collect your items." I felt relieved that a perky IKEA assistant was doing all the thinking for me. After the first few bursts of excitement at opening drawers and inspecting mirrors and bookshelves, I quickly grew tired of bedroom after kitchen after living room, and zoomed in and out like an impatient motorist. My mam (who, from now on, will be referred to as The Tireless Tyrant) frequently reprimanded me for not following the arrows. "We might miss something." I wasn't missing enough. This was taking forever. Two hours later, we paused for lunch. We joined IKEA FAMILY, which entitled us to some discounts on products and food, plus free tea and coffee Mondays through Fridays. I had to try the illustrious meatballs. They were nothing special but the bargain alone impressed me. The Tireless Tyrant had the cheese and spinach pancakes for under €2! After lunch, I tried to tell The Tireless Tyrant that I was tired. She called me a lightweight. And so, we set off to explore the market hall, where we filled two trolleys with chairs, a coffee table for under a fiver, and much much more. Before proceeding to checkout, we stopped for a caffeine hit. Two slices of cake and two coffees cost about €3.50, and you could have any amount of refills! I sampled the Daim bar cake. To be honest, an unadulterated Daim bar would have been tastier. IKEA is marvellously cheap and it offers cool, good quality stuff. However, it's not for the faint-hearted shoppers, and be warned, it's impossible to just nip in. If you venture into IKEA, it will swallow up the best part of your day. read more

I don't quite know how I feel about IKEA. I always feel frustrated when I'm shown something I want, then can't find it when I know it's there. It's sheer size is intimidating enough without loosing your IKEA buddy and wandering around the store having no idea where you're going. I was far to stubborn to pick up a map, I was in scouts so I'd do it the way I was taught. I pulled out my phone and rang my mum. I do like the products on offer I can't deny that, but I'm starting to see a pattern in my friends and the same things cropping up again and again. So I decided not to be like my friends and have sleek black desks and elegant white cupboards. So I raided the kids department. I had another one of my "If I was a child in this store...I would drive my mother to infanticide!" moments as I found myself getting jealous of all the fun little things the kids had on offer....also the nice little play area. Temptation, temptation. The food section in IKEA also has to be scene. I don't know if you like hot dogs...but I do. A lot. There is a happy little obsession between me and this amazing food and you have no idea how disappointed I was when I was dragged away from the Que to get one by my evil evil friend. Still......the staff were a little unhelpful as I was sent to various departments while looking for very basic things. Very few smiles as well. All in all, still not decided about IKEA, I'm on the fence. read more

IKEA. I think, at this stage, it's a right of passage. Like school, an endurance everyone must go through. It's become an Irish family day out, Paris has Disneyland, we have IKEA. I was told a story by my Mum when I was 2 I was brought into town shopping for the first time. I got so overwhelmed by the crowds I shouted "Everyone get out of the way!" It's interesting to see how little my personality hasn't changed from those early days! Myself and my girlfriend just moved into a new apartment and, it was here we would find much needed items for the new place. So we drive to this huge lego-like brick building on legs on the outskirts of Ballymun. The carparks are colour coded yellow, blue etc but with no further explaination. Hmmm, interesting. I'm told I will love my Ikea shopping experience. Ok, in we go.. I discover soon I'm not prepared for this place. IKEA is labyrinthine. As I enter I'm surrounded by all sorts of things on sale; plants, plates, hangers, heaven else knows. Anyway, we go looking for a good, reasonably priced book shelf. Trolley at the ready, I brace myself. The place is a full of great ideas for bedrooms and kitchens, all little ready-made units of different kitchens and bedrooms you can look. Little signs say "open here" on the many drawers and presses available. My girlfriend has picked up a pencil and Argos/bookie type piece of paper..oh ok you have to write down the codes of what you want, you don't pick up the stuff and carry it in your trolley..wait you do on the smaller things! There are people everywhere, the majority seem to be families. It's akin to a busy city centre day just before Christmas, lots of people standing, gawking, not moving, not knowing what to buy. A lot of excited women and fed up looking men. Bored children are running everywhere. A couple of howya's are shouting across at each other. Familes from the country stare and stroll at the slowest pace possible. Oh God get me out of here!! I soon discover you can get road rage while driving a shopping trolley! Once we've finally decided on the book shelf and collected the other things we were going to buy I discover you have to weave your way through the building to get to the warehouse part of the IKEA where you collect your piece of flat-pack furniture. Even Argos has the decency to do this for you! Can I get paid for this? Anyway we eventually get everything and pay and pack it into the car. Then we go back for the food. I've been recommended the meatballs by some Finnish friends. But you have to go through the whole shop again to get to the food section!! Arrgghhh!!! We discover short cuts but there even block by gawking confused shoppers and their children!! The restaurant part is full when we get there, so screw that. We buy a couple of items from there supermarket section and two hotdogs for 50c and were out of there.The flatpack furniture isn't overly difficult to put together when we get home. Don't get me wrong, I love IKEA's stuff, all good looking and sturdy, but I'd rather shop there when there was no one else in the store! read more

I am no longer an IKEA virgin. I feel like I've reached another milestone in life, like voting for the first time or giving blood for the first time. OK OK, obviously it's no where near as important as those events, but it was something I've been meaning to try since IKEA opened in Ireland. From the stories I've heard, I was expecting a confusing labyrinth that went on forever, whereby you would need many breaks just to keep going. Maybe it was because it wasn't overbusy on this occassion, but I found it to be a good experience. Starting at the top, we first refueled by sharing a plate of their famous meatballs. Which were fine, for the price. Then we got started properly in the showrooms area by following the arrows printed on the floor. All the while stopping and checking the products we were interested in. I used the camera on my phone to take note of the details of the products we wanted. When we completed that we went down to the next level and through the marketplace, also following the arrows on the floor. We picked up the smaller bits and pieces we were after there. Next we went to the flatpack warehouse and found the one item we were after. Finally to the tills. It was a lot less painful than I expected it to be. Regarding the products we bought, the flat pack free standing kitchen unit took a little while to put together when we got home. 30-45 mins perhaps, but it wasn't half as complicated as I thought it might be. And it's a neat piece of furniture that is sturdy enough. You can tell when you are in the showroom that some of the IKEA products can be a bit flimsey. But it's good that you can check them all out before you buy and put them together (I give them a little shake to see how they cope). The rest of the wares we got still need to be put to the test, but I was impressed at the price of the things we needed to get: toilet brush was about 1 EUR, toilet seat around 10 EUR etc read more

Ah, IKEA - we all must brave the road at some point in our existence... Here are a few tips for those who do so: * Go mid-week or much later in the day/early evening when the little ones are napping and the weekend family excursions have come to a halt. * Get your hands on a "family" card to take advantage of unexpected discounts! * Go with a plan but be prepared to deviate from the plan. * Bring your own big bag(s) to transport the smaller items to your big roomy car! * Keep your list at 15 items or under so you can take advantage of the shorter lines at self-checkout (credit cards only) * Park in the smaller, open-aired, outside lot - it's rarely full and you can take advantage of the space to load and unload all your goods * Go when you have minimal time constraints and lots of patience! * Plan on a lot of cardboard ;) The sales reps are very helpful so just look for the yellow vests. There's something for everyone here :) read more

Have you ever been lost in the wilderness, astride a tame giraffe searching for a waterhole before you die of thirst? Yes in which case you may have an understanding of how I felt trying to escape from Ikea after looking for a lampshade. The problem with Ikea is its designed for a thousand human-mice to run around a pre-designed maze very slowly. Don't get me wrong there is a load of stuff there, if you can survive the psychological warfare of the evil designer you will probably come out with something useful. There is a good mix of really cheap stuff and also better quality items as well. Although you will never get anything really top of the range here. The only light at the end of the Ikea tunnel is the really cheap restaurant which serves surprisingly eatable food for very little money! One final tip, the space saving devices are awesome and could save your life.... read more

...the big blue monster... yup Brónagh M.got it spot on.... but let yea not think this is one of those big scary monsters, nope, quite the opposite. I don't know who is in charge of HR there but I reckon they must know what they are doing - the staff - all of them - are happy and friendly and personable, they make what should be an intolerable experience for any red blooded Irish man (a 6 hour shopping trip) into an almost pleasurable trip... almost! go, try the meat balls and dimebar cake, purchase the watering can for 89Cent (really!), enjoy. Everyone should do it once. read more

I went back to get the thing the employee would not help me find last time and checked the website before to make sure I got the items number and correct name. As I was looking it up right before I went the inventory level was over 20; when I got to IKEA, they were out of stock and had been for a few days. Overall, don't trust the websites inventory levels. read more

This review will read like any other made by any man that's been to Ikea with his wife. Short, sweet and to the point. So, here goes: HELL ON EARTH. read more

You can access this IKEA by bus 140 from city center. Will take approximately 3 euros a person one way. I am a huge fan of IKEA in general, however this one is relatively small to the ones I am used to. Also, it was a bit difficult to find trolleys. Dining there is good, the choice of menu is small, but I like that. Everything that you need is present anyway. Meatballs is 5.60 regular size and they come with Nash or fries up to your choice. Cappuccino is 1.50 euros. They have nice deserts and try Swedish chocolate for just 65 cents! read more

IKEA Dublin - Furniture Stores Near Me - Ballymun, D

One of the poorest IKEA experiences I've had, I visited this location twice in two years. I'm not crazy about the brand or concept, but I found that in other cities shopping here ranged from being very practical and straight-forward to mildly enjoyable. A trip to Dublin's IKEA, on the other hand, has only a high point, and that's when I'm safely back home with all my flat-packed furniture, assorted bits and bobs and delicious ginger cookies. So what makes it barely bearable? First of all, it's the most car centric shop I've came across. In other locations, IKEA has free shuttles for customers, usually something like: City Centre - IKEA - City Centre. This one doesn't offer anything remotely like that, their "special" taxi partners take ages to pick you up and the public transport options aren't plenty. Second, it's the messiest, least well kept shop of the kind I've seen. The stock seems to fluctuate wildly and it's not replaced quickly on the floor. Boxes and trolleys are left laying around everywhere by the staff, and it almost makes an Aldi look neat and tidy by comparison. Even some parts of the show room are unkempt - sofas and beds are the worst. And, to wrap all this up, you have the worst clientele ever: hordes of kids aged 3-9 running everywhere, brought there by their bored female relatives who stroll aimlessly at the slowest pace possible. If you think that by visiting this shop on a weekday you'll avoid the crowds, think again. It's not much better than during the weekend. Oh wait, there's actually more, the staff is so rude and unhelpful like you wouldn't believe. So, to sum it up, this IKEA is apparently good if you want a big playground with a cheap canteen beside it, so you can bring your kids here. It definitely doesn't appeal to their other usual demographic of young/older couples or independent singles. Well, good thing I don't overly rely on them and don't mind spending under my initial budget - I used to spend more and budget generously, but this shop just doesn't make you want to slow down to browse or buy anything, just stick to the list, or order to collect, and get the hell out of there as fast as you can. read more

oh Ikea I was tentative about you at the start, but now its love. yes true love. I no longer get frightened by the enormity... its all about the possibilities now... and the cheapness! A pleasureable trip to ikea does require a certain timing or a certain philosophical outlook - you either go there early or not at the weekend, or you accept the madness and don't let it get to you. I like to take my time and a trolley and meander around ooing and aahing and deciding whether 4 euro is too expensive for a cushion, marvelling at spatulas and generally picking up the things that are cheapest. Despite going on a weekend I didn't feel hurried there. I just took my time, except for when I tried to go backwards... DONT GO BACKWARDS... I always end up going backwards at some point. If you join the ikea family you get discounts on all sorts of things, including the already quite cheap restaurant. And then when you get home you unpack all the stuff... and enjoy - and yes I did need a wind up torch, piping nozzles and plasters with animals on them... that's all i need to get me through the apocalypse! read more

IKEA furniture and products 5***** but IKEA foodhall and hot dog stand 1* Waited (foolishly, but a 'demand' for a doughnut after the checkouts had been made so ...... !!) FIFTEEN minutes for a Doughnut (that was promptly binned after 1 bite - THANK YOU ! ) 1 staff member to cope with 15 customers at 12.05, others came by and disappeared into the back of the hot dog unit but still only 1 left to cope. IKEA hot dog stand in Dublin seems like a throwback to 50's Russia where yukky imitations of 'American' food were sold - surely Swedish food has to be tastier than this ?? read more

Ikea. Never would I have thought that I'd write a review about something like Ikea, but here I am. I've just moved to Dublin to go to graduate school and as such there was a laundry list of things I needed in the home/kitchen departments. I know there are stores like Dunnes and Penneys in the city center that have some of the things I would need, but there was only one place I could think of that would have everything: Ikea. The beauty of Ikea is that no matter where in the world you are from, if you've been to one Ikea, you've been to them all. They brilliantly built their stores to have the exact same format so even though I've only spent time in the Elizabeth, NJ and Avon, MA stores, I marched into the Dublin Ikea and knew exactly where everything I needed would be. I'm sure its a bit overwhelming for someone new to Ikea, but being in that 'blue monster' was a moment of zen for me. Nothing like a Swedish based modular furniture store to make an American feel at home in Ireland ;) read more

Eeps this Ikea is crazy, especially the battle for parking - lots of a**holes exist and you'll see crappily double parked cars everywhere...but then again it does serve ALL of Dublin area. Now if you want a review of the food - I love the frozen breakfast sausages. I love the pepparkakor (ginger thins that are like pebernodder). There's a pick and choose candy station, and other nordic goodies (picked herring, smoke salmon, meatballs, etc). During the holidays you can purchase Christmas trees near the garage area, which is a nice touch. read more