The guys in McsOutdoor are second to none, if you need advice before making a purchase they wont…read moresteer you wrong. Very pleased with the experience

I would not purchase anything again in this premises - NO COMBACK ON ANYTHING…read more The owner only words cant refund cant refund even if the goods are faulty Owner has a reputation of been very difficult to deal with if you have issues over faulty products I have been dealing here for a few years but will never ever go back again as a member of a large gun club most are of the same opinion

I dont normally write reviews for things but when I saw the one below I felt like I had to say…read moresomething! Iv been going to this shop for years and never had a problem. I always find the staff very helpful and chatty. And personally I know that they do refund items! Iv got items refunded there myself so I dont know what the other comment is in relation too, clearly someone has a bee in their bonnet about the shop but there is no need to be slanderous! 'No Comeback on anything' I know from experience that is a lie, i have changed many items there over the years. Personally I think the shop has a great selection and I love just going in there for a potter about to see what they have, I am always welcomed and the staff chat away to me weather im spending money or not, which I think is nice, a lot of human interaction is gone from shopping these days, call me old fashioned but I think that's half of it, the social aspect.

Astonishing attentive staff, no request is too small or too much trouble…read more The shop is packed to the rafters (literally) with all things outdoorsey (yes, its a word).

Great informative evening here the other night. All about the Camino walk hosted by 53 and talk by…read moreCaminoways. Really big crowd arrived on the night. With a discount given after the talk on sales. After seeing these guys in the recent holiday show in the rds I took this second chance to ask more questions and a chance to see the crowd the would partake in such a walk. And I'll let you know yessss I'm doing the walk. Booking only a week off work so fingers crossed I can make the last stage walk of 220km. Would love to do more but work is my bread and butter This event seems to be regular so like 53 FB page or newsletter to be kept informed :)

Paddle your own canoe, they said. OK, I said…read more Best weekend trip I've had in a long time. At 11am we were met by Nathan in Bagnelstown (also known as Muine Beag), where he took our camp gear and gave us his canoes for us to paddle. He then brought our gear to the campsite and we headed off down the River Barrow on our two day adventure. Because the River Barrow was made navigable for commercial barges in the Victorian era, we had two options in terms of route. Paddle down the weirs or port around the lock gates. Being somewhat unfamiliar with the weirs on the river, we decided to port. All thirteen locks. The last lock at St Mullins is mandatory to port around as the weir is not suitable for any craft, but next time I think I will don a helmet, face my fears and go down the first twelve weirs on the two day route. All that said, the experience was so awesome, the porting didn't take away from it at all. At the end of the first day, after the bridge near Borris, we approached the campsite where again the river splits into two. If you see a barge parked up on the island in the left hand channel you're in the right place. Now here we did need to tackle the weir to get to the campsite and my advice is stick to the right hand side as much as you can and you should be grand. It was actually good fun going down the weir here. Then just around the bend we found the mooring pontoon to disembark at. Walking up the hill and past the main house on the right, we found our gear waiting for us under a tree in the field down a slope on the left. You will see the weir stretch out in front of you and some forestry on the other side of the river. It was stunning to be honest, really really lovely. And we got to camp here. With a camp fire. Fantastic. The next day we set off destined for St Mullins. And if we thought the first leg of the route was nice, the second leg was even nicer. It's a wonderful part of the world and seeing it from a canoe on the River Barrow was something special. Each morning started off overcast, but it cleared on both days with some fantastic summer weather. We really did luck out with the sunshine and warmth on this trip. The scenery, the wildlife and the farm life we paddled past was all fantastic. The lock gates with their gatekeeper houses. The arched bridges. And the scenic forestry on the second day of the route. All so memorable. I can't recommend this trip enough. You should paddle your own canoe too.

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.