31 Nassau St, D2
t. +353 (0)1 677 0257, www.kevinandhowlin.com,
In 1936 Jim Kevin and his partner Michael
Howlin founded the Tailors and Outfitters,
known as Kevin & Howlin Ltd, in Dublin’s
Nassau Street. The shop provides top quality
clothing and tailoring while specialising in
tweeds hand-woven in Donegal especially
for Kevin & Howlin. In 1973, due to the
redevelopment of the premises, Jim’s son
Noel, who had taken over the family firm,
decided to concentrate exclusively on
tweed, and Kevin & Howlin became one of
the premier purveyors of tweeds in Ireland.
Its selection of stylish tweed attire for men and women includes everything from
jackets, overcoats and suits to hats, scarves and socks. Authentic Irish souvenir hunters
will adore their collection of hand-crafted shillelaghs.
Open: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Check ahead for Sunday openings
Category: Fashion
The Donegal Shop
Upstairs at Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, Stephen’s Green West, D2,
t. +353 (0)1 475 4621, www.thedonegalshop.com
This family owned business is run by
mother and daughter team, Carol &
Linda-Mae Meagle. Open since 1995,
and based in the heart of the shopping
district of Dublin, in St. Stephen’s Green
Shopping Centre, the Donegal Shop aims
to offer a little piece of Donegal in Dublin.
A vast range of traditional hand knit Arans
and accessories, tweeds and wool, as
well as linens, fragrances and jewellery
is available.
With an emphasis on what is “imagined,
designed and made in Ireland”, the shop
not only stock products from Donegal, but
also the rest of the country, such as Magee
Knitwear and Ireland’s Eye. They also ship
worldwide, so no matter how much you
buy, you don’t have to carry it!
Open: Mon-Fri 10am – 6pm, Thu until
8pm, Sun & Bank Holidays 12pm-6pm.
