Apart from being the best named shop in Dublin, New Paddy specialise in all the niggly bits and…read morepieces that you can't seem to buy anywhere else. I'm talking about printer cables, internal drives and batteries for stuff you didn't know needed batteries. The lads are really helpful too, they know their stuff. But in my search for a new external hard drive I'm starting to get the impression that I'm very easily impressed by anyone who can use computer jargon without stammering.

I can not say enough about how good these guys are. They really know their stuff and charge very…read morefair prices. My USB problem had me baffled and I found resolution. Couldn't be more pleased with an electronics place.

This shop used to be a great place to buy all sorts of electrical items it still does have a great…read moreselection at reasonable prices but it has gone seriously downhill the staff are not as helpful as they used to be and their product knowledge is lacking I went in there earlier today to buy a Bluetooth headset for my phone I asked a staff member If they had any and he tried to sell me wireless headphones for a stereo so i left bringing my business elsewhere I for one will not be going back there anytime soon id rather go somewhere else to buy electrical items in the future

This place is huge with a great selection of electrical goods inside. Some of the staff can be a…read morelittle iffy but others can be great and very helpful. Not much else to say but worth a visit.

Ladies and gents, may I present to you the last computer shop I will ever be reviewing. One…read moreTerabyte with USB2 for €79-that's value. Very knowledgeable salesmen too. Win.

COMPLETE guys shop…read more The sony part kind of gives it a way, right? I could think of nothing worse than standing in one of these shops and looking at tv's but boys seem to LOVE IT. Snoozefest if you ask me.

So, having been introduced to the aural delights of very high definition sound by a colleague (damn…read morehim for sending me on this very expensive trail of sound perfection!!), I scoured the country looking for a retail store where I could buy quality HiFi product at not unreasonable prices in comparison to shipping in from the UK. I had been in the UK the week before and was quite ticked off with the constant *can we help you?* annoyance of the chains that side of the water. I was quite pleased therefore to find these happy chappies residing in a little out of the way location in South Dub. Anyway, went in with the intention of buying one particular unit which I had researched the begoonies out of on the web, listened to it and was instantly disappointed. Told the chap what I was looking for and was treated to what I can only describe as the total opposite of a sales pitch - instead, he pattered on as if talking to a long lost friend about the wonders of a long lost goldmine he'd recently discovered in a subterranean cave .... such was his passion for his sound! He wasn't interested in selling me the most my wallet would stretch to, instead he truly wanted me to understand the wide variety of ranges, be that a lowly all in one unit or a crazily priced and very blingy wow! machine. I decided on one particular unit, took happy possession of a fresh brown cardboard box and toddled on my way. Two hours later, arriving home, I find the damn thing is DOA! When I contacted Sevenoaks, there was no question of anything but an immediate refund or replacement - whichever I wished. I really did like the unit so opted for another go .... Uh-huh! .. wrong answer Wilbur! ... just my luck, the SECOND unit was DOA ... jeez.... Again, absolutely no problem, refund or swap-out, and this time they would put the unit on test in the store for an hour or two before I arrived to ensure it worked perfectly. Finally... to cut a long story short, TWO DOA units later I returned with the honest intention of swapping out one more time with fingers crossed, and then, got talking in-depth to subterranean cave guy ... and we talked, and talked, and eventually I went home with a completely different unit that while it cost me a few quid more, was a supremely better purchase all around and has performed flawlessly since installation. Third time lucky, a good deal done, and knowing where I will be returning to when I need to link the next room in the house up to my new sound mesh system. Strongly recommended.

There I was thinking that if I drove from Finglas in Dublin to Naas in Kildare I'd bag myself a…read morebargain TV. I paid 6 days in advance of my new shiny collection. I checked with the manager that it would fit on mt cantilever stand, trading up 42" to 43" told yes. Bingo, I'm off, collect my new shiny TV. Get it home and out of the box, 4 holes in the back but no screws???? The screws that I had for my recycled TV were too big but they provided none for my brackets. I get on the blower, is it me? The call center call me back and get the manager from Naas on the phone. You told me it would fit on my stand says I? It will do says he but you need the screws. Don;t they come with them says I? Oh no only if you buy brackets or a stand says he??? Eventually he says I'll rummage around and post you a couple out, they'll be with you in a few days says he. Shocked that I'd been misled originally I said O.K. Then I had a brainwave, there is a power city 5 minutes down the road. I left my number at the call center 3 more times, then I got a call back. I re-explained the situation and said rather than Naas post them out I'll go and collect from Finglas. Mmmm... I'll check with Naas I'm told?? someone will call shortly. No reply after half an hour so back on to no help desk. They call me, I'm told that even though they have hundreds of TV'S and bracket sets them there screws (even though I've found out that there are only 4 sizes https://removeandreplace.com/2016/10/18/tv-wall-mounting-what-type-of-screws-do-i-need-from-wall-bracket-to-tv/) are about as common as hens teeth!!! They have none of them there screws that go with your nice new telly sir. Basically shut up and wait until the middle of next week while we scrummage around to send you a couple. When I asked the guy quite angrily on the phone, are you having a laugh when you said Finglas store has none, he replied yes I'm sure. That is the biggest load of BS I have ever heard. I challenge anyone of Power city right now to let me take that big new TV that is still in the box to the Finglas store and not have 2 standard screws for my TV. I can't comprehend if it's bare faced lying or juct incredibly poor training for the so called customer service.

We got a delivery on Saturday 29th July, The two lads that dealt so well and professionally with…read morethis were Mark and Dermot. The delivered and installed a fridge freezer for us. They were friendly, polite and efficient. Would have no hesitation in recommending Currys and their staff to family and friends. We have in the last year bought all our kitchen appliances in Currys. I tried to do the survey on the phone and did not work.

Worst shopping experience in years. I was in need of a 27" pc monitor with speakers and a 1ms…read moreresponse time pretty standard request. Two staff at one till I tried to get attention I mean I stood beside them waiting for them to finish speaking about a new bus route but no totally ignored. So I said I'll go hang around the monitors hopefully draw some attention that way nope after 20 minutes of waving my hand at staff walking by me just to be rudely dismissed it was laughable. There was plenty of staff lots intact but all had a zombie look on their face and had zero interest in selling stock. After 40 minutes of trying to get attention I left and went to another electronics store around the corner. Served in minutes.

Hoover bags, they have been on the shopping list for the last 6 weeks and I keep forgetting them…read more Passing through Monkstown today I pass the hoover centre and thought I'd just get it over with. I spied a vacuum cleaner in the window that looks pretty similar to the one at home...well, it's the same colour anyway, so I confidently stride in and request a bag of bags. The lady behind the desk takes one look at me and asks "are you sure it's the same hoover?" I admit they are similar but cant be sure, she patiently explaing that colour is not the best basis on which to get hoover bags and perhaps I had better take note of the model number. Duly chastened I thanked her and left. And to be honest that impressed the pants off me, instead of going for a sale at any cost the lady in there was more than willing to try to educate me so that I would come back with the correct info so that I would get what I actually needed. A shop that takes a little pride in what they do, many could take lessons from them, They don't just sell hoovers and associated bits, they also sell kettles, toasters, batteries and for some reason lamps made of colanders (really, I took pictures.... See attached!).

When I watched John Carney's 'Once' I automatically assumed this was the Hoover shop in question, I…read moremean, if I was the location manager it would have been, there's not a more memorable hoover shop in Dublin. They definitely know this too, using their notable yellow shop front as their web page template. In fact, you should really check out they're web page for the groovy old photographs of the, sadly, now deceased founder and all-round, rock-n-roll, hoover show-man extraordinaire, Joe English. The company is now run by his son and, despite playing a great underdog, I was as astonished as David D to find that they are basically the most successful hoover related company in Dublin. Amazing. I like this hoover place, the more and more I think about it, as soon as I have some floor, I'm going to the Carrick Hoover Centre for my hoover. I've always thought those Henry hoovers seem pretty good, I think I'd probably get one of them.

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!

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.

I had came into this shop a few months ago and had a terrible experience and never wrote about it…read moreuntil now as I have recently had another. I was shopping in The Park a few months ago, on a Thursday evening around 7.30. During my trip I had purchased a game from Smyth's and put it in the front pockets of my Jumper before proceeding to go into the computers department of Harvey Norman. So my friend and I were browsing around the shop for a couple of minutes, before noticing that we wore getting a lot of stares by the sales staff around the shop. One approached us and asked us if we required any assistance in which I replied "no thanks, we're just having a look around". Which is fine until as we are browsing and we notice that the staff, and what also seemed to be the store manager to who I to have learned is Colin Curtis, are quite obviously following us around and keeping a very very close eye on my friend and I. At this stage the shop was quite empty and I start to feel very intimidated about how the members of staff where around me so we started to walk towards the exit out of the computers department where the store managers was standing at the security fences, waiting for us to pass. We obviously pass it with no alarm, feeling very uneasy about the whole situation. As I'm walking away I turn back towards the store manager and say, from about 10 feet away, "is there a problem?". He walks towards me and says "what's in your pocket", so with no hesitation I take out the game and the receipt from Smyth's and say "I purchased that in Smyth's before I came in here". His only reply was "Oh sorry we taught you had one of our games in your pocket" and proceeded to walk back to the store" I have honestly never felt so embarrassed in my life. I understand to a certain extent why they taught what they did as it was showing through my front pocket but that is NOT how you should handle a situation where you think somebody is stealing. You never accused me of stealing but I would have preferred to be accused than surrounded and stared at. That is not how you treat your "customers" Harvey Norman. Luke

Just purchased a bed and 2 mattresses at Harvey Norman, Carrickmines. The assistant was so helpful…read moreand gave me so much time. She listened to what I wanted and showed me an array of mattresses and bed frames until I found the ones that suited my needs. I felt under no pressure and left very happy. I will definitely shop here again.