Kelly's has served me as my local off-licence for years, and I love this place. The staff are…read morefantastic, the selection is very good, and they offer some great deals. The guys generally pick a selection of wines to put on special in the centre of the floor, generally around the €10 mark, and they change frequently: for example, during the summer, you're likely to find some fruity barbecue wines on offer. Advice is available if, like me, you don't know much about your wines, and they're more than happy to steer you towards value-for-money rather than try to upsell. As a beer man myself, Kelly's is miles better than the other local off-licence. They stock all the usual suspects in an open fridge, but they also have an excellent selection of quality imports such as Flensburger, Baltika, Spaten, etc. They stock some good Irish brews as well, and regularly have five for €10 on some of the good European beers. Better selection, better staff, and good deals. What more could you want? While you could probably find better bargains on mass-produced plonk in Tesco's or similar, these guys have a great selection and know their stuff. As a small local business, they do an outstanding job serving their customers, too. And if you need it, they can sort out your party needs with glass hire, too.

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Brand spanking new off-licence in Clontarf village. I like this one because they have great wine…read moredisplays (appearance is everything) and the staff actually ask you if you need a hand finding anything. There's nothing like good old-fashioned service! Last time I went in they were selling bottles of Stella for 1 euro a pop - score!

Really like this off license due to their excellent customer service and large range of ciders and…read morecraft beers. They have a loyalty card and let you know about special offers,which is a bit dangerous for my drinking! Really good layout,friendly service and good prices. Highly recommended

Literally from the second I walked in to the time I left the service here was too notch. Everyone…read morewas kind and pleasant. It's not too big but also not too small either. Literally the perfect selection of whiskey and more. I loved how the employees explained the whiskey to me and gave their personal recommendations as well. I just loved the vibe here and would highly recommend it to all.

Very extensive selection, reasonable prices, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Recommended when you…read moreare in Dublin.

Raheny Off Licence can give me a right pain in the hole at times. For one thing, they always sell…read moreout of Dutch Gold, Tuborg and Bavaria in the middle of Friday and Saturday evening, so that stuck with the option of horrible Fosters, passable Carling or, God forbid, actually shelling out for expensive premium lager. Plus they never stocked Dutch Gold's short-lived 8 cans for €8 (remember that? For a while there we were really daring to live the impossible dream, weren't we?) Plus they have those shitty open-face fridges rather than ones with doors on. Apart from being seriously bad for the environment (why cool the air in the shop?), these fridges don't actually make the cans particularly cold. At all. On the upside, The Raheny Wine Cellar has started to stock Stoya. For those of you not in the know, Stoya is the only beer (that I know of) that is still available at €7 for six cans. None of this €7.50 for Dutch and Bavaria, €8 for Tuborg bullshit with Stoya.

I had no idea this place existed. I was drawn in firstly by the word liquor as every time I slip up…read moreand say that word instead of spirits my friends roll their eyes and beat the learnt Americanisms out of me. But here I can safely say it without fear of, 'Oh listen to yourself for crying out loud! You are not in an episode of the Hills, you are in a dole queue in cold Dublin.' The place is huge! Maybe I have lived a sheltered life for too long but I was positively giddy to be in a store this big dedicated to booze. Amazing selection, great promotions and they do gift cards and I can say liquor in a safe place.

Can't really miss this off-license when heading up Francis Street. This is a big boozy supermarket…read morecatering to all your drunken needs. I actually prefer spending my drinking-money in a small local business, but Molloy's deserves a praise for an extensive selection of wines, beers and spirits. And they always have some special offers.

Buying alcohol in 'Booze 2 Go' is a peculiar experience. The cashiers are shielded from any form of…read moreinteraction by bulky bulletproof glass. The set-up is far more reminiscent of a high security bank than an off-license. The drink they have to offer is presented within a display cabinet to the right of the shop with all price tags stuck to the front of the bottles. Akin to a bank or post office you drop your money into the drawer at the counter and close the cover that is then towed back to the cashier's side. Having told them your drink order you are then passed it again through the same means of the sliding drawer with the alcohol in a paper bag. This feels very surreptitious, very 'underground' if not moderately corrupt. Of course it's not and all they are doing is protecting themselves against the misconduct of abusive and light-fingered, thieving customers prominent in the centre of Dublin but you can't help but feel faintly nervy by the curious set up. The drinks are cheaper than purchasing them elsewhere with a can of Bulmers priced at €1.35. This however bodes for a narrow stockpile. When I last visited they did not sell Druids and so I was forced to go elsewhere. Booze 2 Go is definitely creditable if we're talking about acquiring low-priced booze, but it couldn't give the impression of being more disreputable if it tried. NB/ Any purchase done by credit/ laser card has to be 12 euros or over.

Support your local off licence! This one is pretty hot stuff, as far as off licences go. The guy…read morewho works here is really nice, and is always up for a chat, which makes all the difference in a store, as far as I'm concerned. There is always a good selection of wine and plenty of wines on sale! You can usually pick up a pretty decent sale wine for around the 7 euro mark, and these are worth a try. They have Pimms here, although on the rare occasion that Dublin has a bout of amazing weather stocks run low! So make sure you stock up early... And the clincher for me is that they sell Bundaberg Rum here (a fave from back home, which you can hardly find anywhere in Ireland!) Granted, it is twice the price you can get it for back home, so I'll just opt for Captain Morgans instead, but it is nice to see it on the shelves just the same :-)

Okay, so it might be a smidge dearer than the supermarkets for beer, but it's a local shop for…read morelocal people. And have you seen how much effort they put into that Oktoberfest display in the front window? They will also go to great lengths to help you select a wine and keep a straight face when you can't tell a Chardonnay from a Bordeaux.