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Dublin, as Ireland’s capital city, quite naturally offers an excellent selection of shops and facilities, with a superb array of cafes and pubs to provide sustenance to flagging shoppers. Most of the familiar High Street names, and a good few lesser-known ones, can be found on Dublin’s historic streets, and the city also has more than its fair share of shopping centres and a few markets. The main shopping street is O' Connell Street and its surrounding streets; here you will find a large number of shops and department stores, including Clery’s and Arnott’s.
For high-class designer names, head for Grafton Street, where you will find an array of fashion outlets and the famous Brown Thomas department store; the streets just off Grafton Street also offer a number of rather stylish shops, as well as cafes and restaurants. Stephen’s Green and Henry Street, and their surrounding streets, are another two of Dublin’s most popular shopping streets. The Temple Bar area of Dublin has benefited greatly from investment over the last few years, and has become one of the city’s most vibrant areas; pubs, cafes, restaurants and bars are abundant, and there are also plenty of specialist shops and boutiques selling arts, crafts and gifts.
Dublin also offers a good selection of markets: the Liberty Market is the city’s most famous, and has an excellent selection of stalls selling all manner of goods. The Moore Street Market is very good for buying food, while the Georges Street Arcade offers an astonishing array of stalls and shops with everything from fresh produce to second hand books. Amongst Dublin’s shopping centres, the largest and most popular ones include: The Jervis, The Ilac, Stephen’s Green, The Square, Blanchardstown and Liffey Valley Shopping Centres; all offer a good selection of shops and facilities.
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