Any great Irish companies you can recommend?

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Thinking of Christmas and wanting to promote Buy Irish, what Irish businesses would you recommend? My recommendation is www.beautyskincare.ie Great products and based in Bray. They send out little samples with their orders.

Not an xmas present but i was looking for a pair of clarkes shoes ( i have problem feet and have to wear a particular type) they were €160 on the clarkes website, found them on special at 110 in a family owned shop in Meath, they were delivered in a couple of days too. I bought stuff from the handmade soap company, an item arrived damaged and they bent over backwards to sort it out. Ime small family companies really take business very seriously and are ace for customer service. I was looking for an engineering book on Amazon to replace one my son lost and i noticed the seller was a small bookshop in Dublin. Rang them directly and got chatting to the owner, when he asked for my delivery address he told me a friend he hadn't seen for ages lived on my road, he would pop out and visit him and drop the book in to me! How Irish is that!

That reminds me of three Christmases ago Deadringer, I ordered some cufflinks for my DH and the shop owner turned up at my door with them the next evening. He lived in the next road along.

That's gas NoSugar

Thomas'sTrendy Socks.
Does exactly what it says on the tin - sells trendy socks.
Thomas Barry who was born with Downs Syndrome established the company. His venture supports Downs Syndrome and Autism Awareness and donates 5% percent of profits to various charities.

rainbowkidsboutique.ie/

Rainbow Kids Boutique are fab. They have gorgeous, ethical clothes and toys. Their customer service is amazing.

Holos have an amazing range of skin care

Also for jewellery

www.chupi.com

www.juvidesigns.com

Vegan candles and fab scents cleanslate.ie/

Another one is the National Museum of Ireland shop. It has beautiful things.

Also

www.mylittleuniform.ie for kids dress up

www.ninearrow.com for cool gifts as gaeilge

Also the Ella&Jo ‘melt the day away cleaner’ is truly amazing!

Any recommendations for leather? Other than mishnoc. Was thinking of a leather belt for DH, but mishnoc is too expensive for me atm.

Lottie Dolls

eu.lottie.com/collections/all-products

Set up in Donegal and producing realistic dolls and figures which promote inclusion and STEM

Bought some lavender products for my Mum from Purple Cloud Pure Natural Lavender they had a stall outside the Castle the other week. purplecloudnaturallavender.com/