The Bottom Line
Pros
- Convenient location near N3 and M50 with ample free parking.
- Nearly 200 shops and outlets.
- Wide range of shops from the exclusive to the mundane, cinemas and restaurants.
- Massive satellite developments with additional shopping and entertainment areas.
- Everyday grocery shopping available.
Cons
- Overrun by local schoolchildren every lunch hour (from 1 pm).
- Can get very full on weekends and before bank holidays.
Description
- One of the largest Shopping Malls in Europe.
- Convenient location in West Dublin, near N3 and M50.
- Huge variety and number of shops with sufficient car parking.
Guide Review - Blanchardstown Shopping Centre (Dublin 15)
Blanchardstown Shopping Centre was one of the first massive malls to be opened in Ireland and still seems unwilling to stop expanding. Covering the area of a sizeable village it has everything you might need for either everyday shopping or a special treat. Exclusive fashion stores rub shoulders with bargain shops, every age, size and taste should be well catered for.
While restaurants and cafés are dotted around the mall (no central food court here), price-conscious shoppers might opt for getting their own groceries from up-market Marks & Spencers (home of the pre-sliced singles' portions), household name Dunnes Stores or even the cut-price Lidl (in the satellite Westend Retail Park).
The satellite developments complement the center proper with larger, mostly specialist stores. All are reached on foot with minimum effort, moving the car is unnecessary except for extra heavy purchases.
A multi-screen cinema complex, bowling alleys and other entertainment are available.
