Good Tool Stores in Dublin

ampleforth

I am new to Dublin and like a DIY project once in a while (when time permits). I have been to Woodies and must say that I was bitterly disappointed about what they have to offer (tool and material wise).

Where do you guys get your tools? Any shops that you can recommend in Dublin?

Thanks!

Luckysasha

Honestly it's hard to beat Amazon for tools. Have a look at what you want, do a bit of research and then check out Amazon to see what deals they have. Don't limit yourself to Amazon.ie or UK. I recently bought a Husqvarna 450 chainsaw from Amazon in the US delivered to my house for €320 instead of €700 it would cost here

ampleforth

Luckysasha wrote: »

Honestly it's hard to beat Amazon for tools. Have a look at what you want, do a bit of research and then check out Amazon to see what deals they have. Don't limit yourself to Amazon.ie or UK. I recently bought a Husqvarna 450 chainsaw from Amazon in the US delivered to my house for €320 instead of €700 it would cost here

Interesting. I use Amazon, but despise their 5+ days delivery and those crazy charges to deliver to Ireland. With Amazon.com I wonder if you had to pay import tax and how much was the delivery?

Atlantic Dawn

McQuillans in Blanchardstown Centre or Capel Street would be largest that I know.

Luckysasha

Shipping and handling was €34 and import fees where €72 and a month later I got a €6 refund because they over charged me on the import tax !!!!! So my total was €380. Still less than half price here.

AlanG

Another one for McQuillians, or go to a builders merchants like Goodwins in Mulhuddart. They have a good retail store you can stroll around and an online store with all sorts of tools at good prices.

jack of all

I buy online too, but often purchase in McQuillans or Richard Goughs too- can't beat picking up the tools and inspecting them "for real".

recipio

Irish retailers would like our custom but a lot of them just stock low quality Chinese made stuff. Pick a brand you trust ( I stick to Makika ) and shop online for the best bargain. For odds and ends you can't beat ebay uk and for specialist tools try www.fine-tools.com - a German site.

cruizer101

Would agree with others about McQuillans, the like of Woodies and B and Q are gone fairly crap, depending on the tools builders suppliers can be good too.
Online is probably best for buying alright but nice to have a shop to just wander around and browse

dodzy

cruizer101 wrote: »

Would agree with others about McQuillans, the like of Woodies and B and Q are gone fairly crap, depending on the tools builders suppliers can be good too.
Online is probably best for buying alright but nice to have a shop to just wander around and browse

Precisely. Use the likes of McQuillans for getting the feel of something.......and then do some digging online. I'd gladly pay the B&M prices if they were not extortionate to online offerings. Unfortunately, I find with powertools in particular (good ones), its rarely the case.

Dr_Colossus

AlanG wrote: »

Another one for McQuillians, or go to a builders merchants like Goodwins in Mulhuddart. They have a good retail store you can stroll around and an online store with all sorts of tools at good prices.

I had my first visit to Goodwins a couple of weeks ago specially for some boxes of different length screws. Good big store for materials but found their selection of tools quite poor and their customer service even worse. Nothing was priced and was left standing at the counter like a pleb while the two individuals behind looked through some papers. After about 4 minutes I had to walk off and have another browse. Found a handsaw I was interested in but after enquiring about yet another price left it behind and found the same one for a good deal cheaper in McQuillans.
Hard to beat McQuillans for hand tools, good selection.

Hoagy

If you are near Rathcoole/Newcastle there is a very good tool supplier in the Eagle Centre.