I bought a pair of expensive hiking boots there in December last year and quickly found out there…read morewas a size problem. There was no problem with the return. Unfortunately I had another problem with a serious defect in the replacement boots while walking the Camino. Again there was no problem when I returned. They gathered the facts and agreed to replace the boots with a new pair. The customer service was friendly and helpful and common sensed! Ian in particular was great to deal with. Great place to shop.

I needed wetsuit booties and I got wetsuit booties…read more I immediately sought out a sales person after I stepped through the door and they brought me through my bootie options. Then I was brought my size for a try in the booties I opted for and they seemed right. I tried the next size down just to be sure. And I was. Bish bash bosh, booties got. (I love the fact they are called booties, makes me smile every time) To be honest my visit here today was rushed (as I was tight on time and knew what I wanted), but it appears to have a lot going on in the store. The Great Outdoors brand is a bit pricey though, this and their other main store around the corner are the only shops of their types on this side of town and they know it. But the staff know their stuff and they do stock a good range of gear.

I was prepared to hate Champions Sports because this city has killed the sporty look. I'm so tired…read moreof seeing people in tracksuits that I was afraid to go into this shop. I overcame this fear when I saw that Champions Sport was having a 20% off Nike clothes. This brand is expensive so I was pleased with the markdown. Inside, there were some amazing offers, the best one being a Nike Baywatch red bikini for 11 euro. I was gobsmacked: the bathsuit was quite fashionable and good quality, much better than the ones in Topshop. Besides the swimwear, the shop also sells great Addidas tracksuits in bright colours like purple, red and green. I would wear one of these if I was running a marathon or working out. Contraily to my original belief, Champion Sports does have some decent sporty clothes that won't make you look like something out of Little Britain.

Now if you are looking for a brightly coloured matching addidas tracksuit (who isn't these days?)…read morethen get your rear down to Champion in Jervis St Shopping Centre. They have everything you could possibly ever want! Stocking all the major labels like Nike, Reebok, Puma etc they have everything from gym gear to football boots. Funnily enough I went in here a couple of months ago to buy football boots (PURELY for tag rugby of course) and I hadn't a notion what I was looking for. Luckily, after much laughing at me, one of the male sales assistants helped me and my shopping trip was a success!

Needed a pair of running shoes on very short notice and emailed Ciaran, who quickly responded and…read moreput them aside until I could get there. The shop, and the shoes, saved our trip to Dublin.

Elvery's used to be one of the finest record stores in all of Dublin, Music City, but of course in…read morethis digital age nobody buys CD's anymore so Music City closed down. Boo-hoo, fuck capitalism, whatever, I got over it. Now it sells soccer, rugby and GAA jerseys. They are currently selling retro Dublin jerseys for €20 less than I paid for mine, and I went straight to the supplier, which kinda pisses me off. If I'm to be entirely honest. But I am still tempted by those Áth Chliath boxers....

I decided to check out this shop because I'd never been to a place even remotely like this before…read more There were a myriad different jerseys hanging in the windows and the sign out front said "Official Jersey Store" so I thought it was going to be a shop totally filled with jerseys. Well, it was and it wasn't. Yes, it is filled with every imaginable jersey but it is also filled with tons and tons of sports equipment. I was pretty excited because my boyfriend and I had been talking about getting some tennis rackets, but we're on a tight budget. I wandered around the shop for a while before I approached a sales assistant and asked for a little advice. He said they had some rackets but that another location would have more in stock. He also said that they come in a range of prices, from 20 euros and up! That is not bad for a tennis racket, not bad at all! I didn't end up buying anything, but when I need some sports stuff this'll be the place I come looking for it.

Throughout the years Dublin Fight Store has sold quality items to me. They are the Best Fight…read moreSupply store in the entire Industry. Always shipped items with Great care and on time. I highly recommend them to any serious fighter or instructor to trust the higher quality merchandise they sell.

FightStore Dublin/Ireland has gone out of they're way to send a out of production pair of Cleto…read moreReyes that were impossible to find anywhere else in the world. They're communication is beyond Excellent, answered all of my questions on the boots making sure they were this rare production. Quality is Brand New with Original Box and arrived in Mint condition. The shipping time was only two days. That's 48 hours for over 5,000 Miles. Dublin, Ireland to Nyc, United States. Highly recommended to any Martial artist, your in great hand's with FightStoreDublin!

I've been shopping in Tribe for years and I can't recommend the store enough. It's my go-to for…read moreCarhartt, Rip Curl and Vans clothing. The store has a really cool vibe to it that matches the brands. The staff are so professional, friendly, knowledgeable and always eager to assist. There's also a really cool website if you can't make it in store. The best part is that you'll be supporting a local business in the process! Definitely check them out!

Used to really like Tribe. Don't anymore. Either they've changed or I have but there doesn't seem…read moreto be anything interesting in here anymore. It's a bit on the pricey side too. It's a kind of semi-skater shop. Formal skatewear if you will, what skaters wear to their granny's house.

Ok, I have to admit that I love the North Face. I bought one of their backpacks when I went off to…read moreAustralia and more than once I was the only one whose gear remained dry in their backpacks- Result! Maybe it's because I'm German and we tend to be fairly outdoorsy but I like my raincoat and bags to be 100% waterproof which is not necessarily a bad thing in Dublin. The store stocks most of the gear you will need for camping, hiking and all kinds of other outdoorsy pursuits. I've even brought friends here who just wanted to buy a good quality bag or backpack. Yes, it's not the cheapest brand and the staff can be a wee bit pushy trying to get you to buy things you don't really need but if you want decent outdoor gear, it's this or the Great Outdoors.

The North Face shop is strangely part of the Great Outdoors empire and not competition as it…read moreappears to be. I'm okay with this, it wouldn't be any cheaper even if it were and the Great Outdoors ain't so bad. To further Ciara K.'s point there're a few more groups that exclusive wear expensive North Face raincoats. Firstly, filmmakers, I swear if you see yourself being the next Michael Bay go out now, today, and buy a black North Face parka or you'll havve dropped the ball from day one. It's a fireable offence on set and you're likely to be sent home without pay. Well, you're not going to get paid anyway but ... And tourists, not just couples with matching jackets, which is weird but I get, no, whole groups of tourists wearing matching raincoats, usually luminous red or orange ones as well. Whether they're male, female, European, Asian, American, wet or dry it makes no difference, they're just as likely to go out looking like their nations official hill walking squad. Just check it out, I've seen old biddies on history tours doing it, lads on drinking holidays doing it, fans over for the game doing it, teenagers on language exchange doing it ... everyone's doing it! ... XD This shop could be a little more comprehensively stocked, they don't seem to have the full range of North Face clobber and I've found the size range to be limited at times. The staff have obviously been Stateside for sales bootcamp, the result being you'll need bear mace to get them off your back.

I used to be a big basketball player. I just couldn't get enough of the sport, I would play for…read more5-6 hours a day, and then go back to the gym at night to do some shooting practice. There was just one little thing that I didn't like ... conditioning. Now don't get me wrong I didn't have any problem running, etc while playing basketball, it's these little things that they make you do at the end of practice called suicides. I think the name says enough in itself. It's a dreadful line drill. Anyways that has always cemented in my head that running is punishment. So last year I foolishly took on the task of trying to run the Flora Women's mini-marathon, ok I was only planning on running like 2 miles and walking the rest. Since moving to Ireland the only running shoes I had were shipped over to me by my mom because I just found it so difficult to find a shop with a good selection of women's shoes that weren't outlandishly priced. A runner friend of mine recommended stopping into Mick Dowling's. I was amazed at the selection and how helpful the staff were. They even set me up with some other gear that I would need to make sure my training went off well. Now unfortunately for my training, the pub was right near the gym, and instead of encouraging our training my friend's boyfriend encouraged our drinking. Oh well, at least I have the gear the next time I decided to take up running.

Being a little tight fisted when it comes to gym memberships (I know I'll only go and feel terrible…read morewatching the fit people do stuff without breaking a sweat while I die of breathing difficulty after 20 minutes on a treadmill! so why pay a premium to be depressed!) I thought I'll pick up some stuff for at home to get in shape instead of watching t.v. And thats exactly what I did, I picked up the stuff! Although it doesn't scream SPORTS, COOL, FITNESS, the shop is basically where the people who actually know what they're doing work. It's the equivalent of the gym in Rocky 3 that Apollo brings Rocky to before he fights Clubber Lang. Whereas the previous flashy training areas in the movie would be your Champion Sports! No matter what the sporting ambition is the staff can help you, whether it's how big the studs on your football boots or cross country running shoes should be to what protein shakes/drinks will give you the results you want. I went for the punchbag and gloves combo, reasonably priced and easier to ignore than a treadmill in the corner of a room it was the perfect choice for me! Great shop with a shockingly large selection that I still go back to when I need sports stuff (however rarely that is).

This place does a roaring trade in rugby gear for three reasons: Firstly it's the official Leinster…read moreRugby kit place thing-a-ma-bob; secondly, it's at the epicentre of a large number of big rugby schools, not least of all the rugby academy they pretend is a school, Blackrock College; and thirdly this is where lots of south side mom's* go shopping. I bought an Irish rugby jersey here for our disappointing last World Cup. I had to buy it in kids, age 10. How embarrassing is that?! Now, I'm twenty-three, five foot nine (and a half, mind you,) and I weight nearly seventy kilos. I demand that Canterbury present to me a ten year old that size. Now. See, they can't! Still, it's a good gag, I've gotta give it to them there. They really had me on that one. I suppose it's in the ethos of the sport too, so fair play, fair play. The staff here are friendly, it's Irish owned and they know there stuff in particular when it comes to rugby stuff. Four stars. *and Dad's but it doesn't sound as good that way :)

Not one of the best sports shops around. It also happens to be the main official Leinster rugby…read morestore, but that's so inconsequential, I'm going to leave that aside and concentrate on the non-Leinster-related-paraphernalia side of things. Not that there's much, it's a fairly small space. And they've taken up outside with Jansport bags (very nice for backpacks or what have you, but in space this small, you'd think they'd want to minimise superfluity, not expand it...) They've got the basics I admit, gumshields, rugby shirts, shin pads and the like. Not the best range of footwear, which, unless you do something like martial arts or swimming is kind of a big deal) and their swimwear isn't the broadest choice either, which is odd considering that one of the biggest clubs in Ireland is based around 10 minutes away so you'd think that could be a bit of a draw. My advice? Go to Lifestyle in Dún Laoghaire.

This is a little boutique in Leixlip village. Parking is on road, nearby. Leixlip parking is paid…read moreMon to Fri 10am to 4pm. I'd just had an experience in another boutique down the road so was expecting a similar frosty level of customer service, well I was shocked when the lady was so nice that even when I left at the end without a purchase that she was thanking me for coming in. I'll definitely be back, stock is refreshed fortnightly. They go for some out there bright colours here but the quality of the dresses are very good. Very similar brands are stocked here as some other botiques but I thought the range was much better. This may be because they have so much stock. This was my only negative on this shop. There's just so many dresses packed in and it is quite a dark shop it's hard to pick out what you really want. On the other side of this though, you can take as much as you want into the dressing room and there's plenty of light outside the rooms, albeit the changing area itself is a bit small. The sizes are consistent and true to normal sizes and for the most part are 8-16 rather than S-P. The accessories range is great, including fascinators and bags.