This little shop is opposite the Ormonde Hotel & the Hibernian Hotel in Kilkenny city close to the…read morecastle. Its a gem with up to the minute styles at amazing prices. i dont know how they do it. I bought two storey high platforms in Pink AND purple as i couldnt decide what colour i wanted. The boots were fab too and again great prices. Its off the main street in Kilkenny so unless you are staying in the Ormond or Hibernian hotels you will need a little search to find it. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful and they seemed to enjoy that I couldnt make up my mind! they have some handbags but the shoes are the thing here. When i got back to Dublin I saw the same shoes in OFFICE for €85, they cost me €45 in the shoe box!

We stopped in town as part of a very nice tour with Wild Rover that included Kilkenny, Wicklow and…read moreGlendalough. (A very worthwhile day tour by the way). We had a couple hours to wander on our own and as part of that we stopped in the design center here to do a little browsing. It is a little pricier than some shops but very well curated and that's why. Lovely artisan jewelry, scarves, caps, pottery, crystal, sweaters, soaps and such. A great place to bring home a nice keepsake that you'll enjoy for years to come. My mom bought a pretty cross necklace and I regret not purchasing an elegant pair of sterling silver and Connemara marble earrings during our visit but I really enjoyed our short time in Kilkenny, and would have liked much more time to explore it's interesting history, so I guess I'll just have to make my way back sometime!

Kilkenny Design Centres are located throughout Ireland, but this one might be the mother ship. Or…read moreat least the building complex it and other shops (and restaurant upstairs) are set in his pretty impressive. I was actually more interested in the K Foley leather shop in back, but they were closed on this recent Sunday afternoon. Gayle jokes that I've never met a gift shop I didn't like. That might be largely true, but the offerings of one either hit me or they don't. In the case of the 2-part Kilkenny Design Center, it didn't and not for the lack of trying! Cute Irish stuff, but not today.

This is the main store for Nicholas Mosse Pottery. His pottery is quite popular in Ireland, the UK…read moreand the US. In the US it is sold in many upscale department stores. We have a few mugs that we use for morning coffee. The store carries everything in his product line. There is an upstairs that has a 'seconds' room and the downstairs carries all of the first quality merchandise. During the work week you can see them making pottery.

Lovely pottery that is handmade in Ireland. Pauline upstairs was amazingly kind and patient in…read moreadvising me on choosing seconds. Everyone there was both patient and kind, we shut the place down and I had trouble with my credit card. There was zero pressure to buy and they encouraged me to sleep on my large purchase. This is gorgeous pottery I'm keen to start collecting after seeing it displayed so beautifully by Aberdeen Lodge's (in Dublin) hostess Ann...All the girls and manager were beyond lovely. Great place to visit, I'm sorry we were too late for tea room. Do visit!

The service was amazing! Gentleman behind the counter was very sweet and kind, also helpful!!…read moreThe selection truly reflects the antique spirit of this store! The value is what I always want to expect when walking into any antique store, 10/10, I absolutely recommend this place!

It was amazing! We were on a group tour in Ireland with my husband's employer, and stopped in…read moreKilkenny for lunch and a tour enroute to our new destination. I saw this shop and popped it. It had wall to wall packed collectibles, china, jewelry, linens, furniture and lots of other finds. It was the dusty, dirty, piled to the ceiling place that a true antiques and vintage lover seeks out above all else when traveling! I purchased a terrific 1940s Czech cocktail ring in a brilliant cobalt blue glass! It's just stunning and I got a great price. The shopkeeper was very friendly and happy to make the sale. I'll be back if I'm ever in the area, for sure.

Mr. Darcy was a fantastic treat. His shop is full of great things, including a wonderful selection…read moreof Guinness things. We purchased a mug and Guinness gnome, and Mr. Darcy gave us a great deal on them! We arrivedbjust before closing time and he graciously spent time helping us find exactly what we needed. Thanks!

I really enjoyed visiting this place and getting a few things for back home. The florals and plants…read morehere are amazing and well cared for. It's the perfect place for a Sunday relax day which we were doing. We had a little snack in the cafe as well before leaving and they have a nice selection of foods and desserts. I am however completely obsessed with this giant head statue they have and I wanted it so bad but I'm pretty sure it would be too large to ship to the states. Would look perfect in our back yard so if anyone knows where I can find this statue in the U.S. please message me and let me know lol!

I was torn between giving this a 3 or a 4 star rating. In actual fact I would give the garden…read morecentre and shop a 5 star review. We always make an afternoon of a visit over here to include stocking up on the garden bits and a few odds and ends for the house. We have always had excellent advice from the staff a the prices while not the cheapest are reasonable and the quality of the plants is always top drawer. So why the docking of two stars? The restaurant. Don't get me wrong, the food itself is actually very good both in terms of quality and the selection they have available. However, on two occasions now I have been told I can't have a roast beef sandwich because 'they can't do that'. Why not? You have bread, you have beef! 'Yes, well you see we don't do that.' I've asked 3 times and got one once - it was delicious but I take exception to petty jobsworths and so dock the points.

Was very excited when this shop first opened up. There are quite a lot of pharmacies in New Ross…read morebut nothing selling boutique or hard-to-find cosmetics or perfumes. I'm a sucker for new lotions and potions and was happily surprised by the selection at Town & Country. There are a ton of potential wedding/birthday gifts on offer here too - the usual Waterford Crystal picture frames, statuettes, pashminas, funky little bracelets... You might not need any of that but you've probably got a happy couple or mother in law or best friend to buy for - well, this is the place! There's also a small but beautiful collection of women's clothes and lingerie on the first floor and all things baby on the second. Love seeing places like this open in New Ross!

Why people should buy on line NOT our local toy shop. I put…read moreaside approx 250 euro of toys (mostly lego) as they have a Christmas club in early October. I paid 50euro deposit on that day.I kept the receipt & my mobile number was on the top of the page. My reason was its a family run business & support local to keep jobs & revenue in Ireland. Since then I have been buying other toys ie lego even a week ago & I had found it conveint while in the city to buy kids birthday present . I was in Toy Master (Crotty's ) kilkenny today following change of mind of my 4 yrs old & what Santa might be bringing & was abruptly told that the toys should have been collected yesterday 10.12.17. The girl A.M advised her male collage that was standing at the counter she had written to be collected on 10.12.17 on the top of the receipt but questioned was I collecting them today . I explained as the receipt was in a different handbag I had forgotten the date but could pay & collect them now. As I explained to A.M. the change of mind from the bat mobile to coastguard, pizza truck etc .. She asked if I knew the codes but I said I would know the lego boxes to view & I went upstairs to get same off the shelve.The gentleman got the pizza truck while I picked up the other 3 lego boxes. When I went down stairs to precede to checkout with changing the bat mobile to the city police etc she was very unhelpful & made me feel I was inconveniently taking her time. (with only 1-2 others in the shop..no queues) Also when she took out the 2 items that my son no longer needed ,1 item was through on the shelf behind her in an aggressive manner. I asked if I could have black bags as there own toy master bags are very light weight & I did not want others to see what I was buying. This was then repeated by A.M to her male collage SHE WANTS BLACK BAGS...as much to say not only is she changing her mind but now she wants black bags. 1of the black bag was tore but I differently was NOT asking for another as they both could not get me out of this shop quick enough!! Where do you start ...BUY ON LINE AND YOU DONT GET THAT IGNORENCE... As the manager was the male collage no point in complaining..... If it was a problem I didn't drive in the snow & ice to collect santa toys on the 10.12.17 then why didn't she ring me as my mobile was on the receipt.. I spent in total 285 euro for santa & approximately 600 euro throughout the year in total. Thank god Ken black is in kilkenny as I will be not be back in toy master kilkenny.

Great toys, nice people...the original toy store in kilkenny. My favorite since 1996.read more