Bookshops across Ireland
Independent bookshops worth crossing the city for. Second-hand and new, the kind with a chair, a cat’s worth of clutter and someone behind the desk who has read the thing you are holding. Each entry gives the address, the shop’s own page and the date the details were last checked.
10 listings
Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop
A rambling independent bookshop in the Cornstore off Middle Street, with tens of thousands of new, second-hand and bargain books and staff who know the stock.
Last verified 2026-07-20
Halfway Up the Stairs
A children’s and young adult bookshop at La Touche Place in Greystones, with a large Irish-language section.
Last verified 2026-09-02
Kenny’s Bookshop
An independent family bookshop trading in Galway since 1940, now in a large warehouse room on the Tuam Road, with an art gallery in the same building.
Last verified 2026-08-03
Liber Bookshop
Sligo’s independent bookshop on O’Connell Street, strong on Yeats and local writers, with a record shop at the back.
Last verified 2026-08-17
Marrowbone Books
A small second-hand bookshop on the Coombe in the Liberties, yellow on the outside and like a living room on the inside.
Last verified 2026-07-11
No Alibis
An independent bookshop on Botanic Avenue in Belfast, best known for crime fiction.
Last verified 2026-07-27
Readers Paradise
A second-hand and new bookshop on Slaney Street, trading since 1996 and taken on by new owners in 2025.
Last verified 2026-07-13
Red Books
An independent bookshop selling new, second-hand, antiquarian and collectible books, with a bias toward local writers.
Last verified 2026-07-13
The Secret Bookstore
A second-hand bookshop up a lane off Wicklow Street, deep enough in that most people walk past it.
Last verified 2026-07-13
Woodbine Books
An independent bookshop on Lower Main Street in Kilcullen, stocking books for adults and children alongside stationery, gifts and games.
Last verified 2026-09-02