Guineys (), is a chain of Irish department stores founded in June 1971. The chain specialises in
homewares,
menswear
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,
womenswear
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and children's clothing. They have 11 stores in
Ireland
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, located in
Dublin
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,
Limerick
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Waterford
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Castlebar
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Tralee
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,
Cork
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* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
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,
Clonmel
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,
Mullingar
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Dundalk
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,
Kilkenny
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and, as of December 2018, one in
Northern Ireland
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, at Castle Place in central
Belfast
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. It is well known for having its two Dublin stores almost within sight of each other - one on
North Earl Street and one on
Talbot Street
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, two streets which run directly into each other, off
O'Connell Street
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.
History
The company was registered on as Michael Guiney Limited. The chain was solely Dublin based until 1992 when a branch in
Cork
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
* ...
was opened. Other branches followed in Tralee and Waterford (2004).
The Limerick store was opened in late 2004, occupying the long vacant anchor tenancy of what was previously the Williamscourt Mall on William Street. The Castlebar store opened in December 2008.
Guiney's launched their online store in 2012 which delivers to homes and businesses in the
Republic of Ireland
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. A store was opened in Clonmel in December 2013 then the Mullingar and Kilkenny stores opened in 2015.
The store that opened in December 2018 at Castle Place in central
Belfast
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was the first Guiney's anywhere in the nine counties of
Ulster
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, and is located in a unit which once housed a
British Home Stores
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branch until August 2016.
Michael Guiney
Michael Guiney came from Limerick and had been working for his uncle Denis Guiney as the buyer of household goods and furnishings at
Clerys, before setting up his own Dublin store under the Guineys name in 1971. For many years there were three shops on Dublin’s Talbot Street all with the name Guiney in the name, as Michael's stores were joined on the street by Guineys & Co at 79-80 Talbot Street, set up by Clerys/Denis Guiney and in operation until 2012.
Stores
As of 2022 Guineys has twelve stores located in Leinster, Munster, Connacht & Ulster, with two in Dublin.
*Guineys Belfast
*Guineys Castlebar
*Guineys Clonmel
*Guineys Dublin (North Earl Street and Talbot Street)
*Guineys Dundalk
*Michael Guineys Cork
*Guineys Kilkenny
*Guineys Limerick
*Guineys Mullingar
*Guineys Tralee
*Guineys Waterford
External links
Guineys Official website
See also
*
Clerys (a department store group, bought by Kerry businessman Denis Guiney in the 1940s, which once owned the similarly named Guiney and Co store at 79-80 Talbot Street, Dublin)
References
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Department stores of Ireland
Retail companies of Ireland
Companies based in Dublin (city)
Clothing retailers of Ireland
Irish companies established in 1971
Retail companies established in 1971