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Irish Tailor Directory

Nineteen verified Irish tailors and dressmakers. Bespoke, made-to-measure, heritage houses, online-first, plus bridal & occasion couture. Independently described — no listing fee, no commission.

How we list. A tailor appears here if they operate a premises or a regular travelling fitting service in Ireland, accept new commissions, and have a verifiable public presence. Every listing below has been independently verified against the business's own website and public directories. Corrections: hello@tailored.ie.

Dublin

Dublin 2 · bespoke

Paul Henry Tailoring

23 William Street South, Dublin 2 · bespoke from €2,800

Savile Row-trained house bespoke. Suits built over 3–4 fittings from the client's own cloth choice or the in-house library. Strong on classic cuts with a light modern shoulder; equally comfortable with three-piece evening wear. Cuts both men's and women's bespoke.

Best for: buyers looking for a proper Row-trained cutter without leaving Ireland.

Merrion Square · bespoke + MTM

Hunter Treacy Tailors

84 Merrion Square South, Dublin · bespoke & MTM from €849

By-appointment atelier on Merrion Square. Made-to-measure suits, shirts and overcoats cut from scratch to individual measurements, many details finished by hand. Specialises in Italian cloth at more accessible price points than top-tier bespoke. Cuts both men's and women's.

Best for: a first commission where the buyer values the appointment experience and Italian cloth selection.

Dublin 2 · tailored suits

My Personal Tailor

29 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 · family business since 1946

Run by Mark Swan, a family business approaching its eightieth year. Professional tailored and ready-made suits for the individual and corporate buyer. Operates on a consultation-first model — you book the conversation, they work from there.

Best for: buyers who want a calm, consultation-led experience with an established family business.

Dublin & Cork · bespoke + MTM + RTW

Louis Copeland & Sons

Capel Street + Pembroke Street + Wicklow Street + Dundrum + Cork · bespoke from €2,500

Long-established Irish menswear institution with multiple stores in Dublin plus a Cork outpost. Across the group you'll find bespoke, made-to-measure, and ready-to-wear. The bespoke service is Irish tailoring at the higher-confidence end; the RTW range is well-curated and useful as a fabric primer before commissioning.

Best for: any stage of the tailoring journey, especially buyers who want to try a cloth in RTW before committing to bespoke.

Dublin 2 · heritage · tweed specialist

Kevin & Howlin

31 Nassau Street, Dublin 2 · bespoke & RTW tweed

One of Ireland's premier tweed houses, trading from the landmark Nassau Street shop. Exceptional tweed range and bespoke jacketing. The obvious first stop if you want a country-style tweed jacket, shooting suit, or heritage three-piece in Donegal cloth.

Best for: country-house wardrobe; tweed jackets, shooting wear, heritage cuts.

Drumcondra · alterations + MTM

Jim Markey Mans Shop

144 Lower Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9 · alterations + MTM

Drumcondra workshop combining high-quality alterations with a made-to-measure service. In-house tailor David Campbell has over 50 years' experience and has been there since the shop opened in 1978. Same-day alterations on items bought in-store or online. Excellent for re-cutting an existing suit or salvaging an heirloom piece.

Best for: recutting something you already own; same-day alterations done well.

Dublin · online-first MTM

My Suit

Online booking + in-person fittings · MTM from €590

Digital-first made-to-measure service run by husband-and-wife team Muhammad and Samina, with in-person fittings at a Dublin studio. Strong value end of the MTM market. Not bespoke — it's MTM off a pattern block adjusted to measurements. Good entry point for buyers who know they want "a suit that fits" but aren't yet ready for full bespoke pricing.

Best for: first made-to-measure; buyers in a hurry; value-conscious commissions.

Regional & nationwide

Balbriggan · Irish cloth specialist

Celtic Tweed

Balbriggan, North Dublin · MTM from €850 · by appointment

Award-winning made-to-measure specialising in Donegal tweeds and Irish-woven cloth. Clothing is designed, cut, and handcrafted at the Balbriggan atelier from a wide range of mills — traditional tweeds, lightweight linens, fine wools, silk blends. If you want an Irish suit made from Irish wool, this is the obvious first call.

Best for: Donegal tweed commissions; buyers who want to back Irish mills directly.

Galway · Savile Row-trained bespoke

David Young Bespoke Tailor

7 Francis Street, Galway · trading since 1982

Savile Row-trained in the 1970s under Peter Moore. Set up in Galway in 1982 and has been cutting fine handmade suits there for forty-plus years. One of the few Savile Row-trained cutters working on the west coast.

Best for: west-of-Ireland buyers wanting Row-trained bespoke without travelling to Dublin.

Cork · bespoke + MTM

Con Murphy's Menswear

60 St Patrick's Street, Cork · trading since 1932

Established Cork menswear house going back to 1932 — over 90 years of tailoring and fabric knowledge. Offers bespoke tailoring alongside a broader menswear range including tailored shirts. Central Patrick Street location, straightforward to visit for Munster buyers.

Best for: Cork and Kerry buyers; long-trading heritage + modern cuts.

Cork · formal & MTM

Tom Murphy's Formal & Menswear

58 St Patrick's Street, Cork · trading since 1938

Established Cork formal and bespoke house — third generation of Murphy tailors, trading for over 75 years. Renowned for made-to-measure and bespoke tailoring, particularly strong on wedding-party commissions needing multiple matching suits.

Best for: wedding parties; formalwear commissions; Cork buyers valuing multi-generation heritage.

Women's bespoke & dressmaking

Houses cutting bespoke womenswear from women's pattern blocks — daywear, workwear, occasion, tailored suits. Hunter Treacy and Paul Henry (listed in Dublin above) also offer dedicated women's bespoke services as part of their main practices.

Dublin 2 · women's bespoke + dressmaking

Anne O'Mahony Dressmaker

Studio 32, Tower Design Centre, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2

Dublin-based dressmaker specialising in bespoke womenswear: daywear, workwear, evening wear, wedding gowns, Mother-of-the-Bride, and tailored women's suits. Garments cut to individual measurements with personal touches on fabric and detailing. Strong for clients who want a designer-maker relationship rather than an off-block adjustment.

Best for: bespoke women's occasion wear; mother-of-the-bride commissions; clients who want collaborative design input.

Dublin · made-to-measure dressmaking

Golden Stitch

Dublin (by appointment) · designs also stocked at The Design House

Founded by Ginan Abbas, a master pattern cutter and seamstress with thirty-plus years' experience and a tailoring lineage going back generations. Bespoke garments fitted to any body shape across daywear, occasion wear and bridesmaid dresses, plus costume work for television, film and theatre.

Best for: clients who want pattern-cutting craft from a maker comfortable across fashion and stage costume.

Dublin · designer womenswear + Manley Bride

Manley by Emma Manley

Dublin design studio · founded 2010

Multi-award-winning Irish fashion brand handcrafted in Dublin in small batches — contemporary separates, leather pieces, eveningwear and accessories with an edgy-feminine signature. The Manley Bride service builds bespoke bridal outfits on the same ethos for clients who want something off the traditional bridal grid.

Best for: brides who don't see themselves in the standard bridal aesthetic; eveningwear with a directional Irish-design point of view.

Bridal & occasion couture

Bespoke and couture bridal ateliers, plus occasion-wear specialists. All offer one-to-one consultations with garments cut to individual measurements; lead times typically run six to eight months from first fitting.

Dublin 2 & Mayo · made-to-measure occasion wear

Maire Forkin Designs

30 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 (+ Mayo studio)

Award-winning Dublin-based designer specialising in luxury made-to-measure wedding and occasion wear for women across Ireland and the UK. Mother-of-the-Bride and Groom outfits, black-tie wedding attire, and wedding-guest outfits. Showrooms in South Dublin and Mayo.

Best for: wedding-guest and mother-of-the-bride commissions; west-of-Ireland clients (Mayo studio).

Dublin 2 · luxury bespoke bridal

Sharon Hoey

6 Lower Merrion Street, Dublin 2 · Tue–Sat by appointment

Long-established Dublin bridal atelier with three decades of designing and styling brides. The in-house Sharon Hoey Collection is designed and made in Dublin, with each gown made to measure. Also Ireland's exclusive stockist for international names including Suzanne Neville, Jenny Packham and Temperley Bridal.

Best for: luxury bespoke wedding gowns where the buyer also wants to view internationally-known designers under one roof.

North County Dublin · alternative bespoke bridal

Mizz Rio

Private studio, North County Dublin · bespoke gowns from €2,000 · ~8 month lead

Editorial bridal house run by designer Mags from a purpose-built private studio. Couture gowns, veils and capes designed and handcrafted exclusively for each client — no rails, no in-season collections. Limited bespoke slots per year; early booking advised.

Best for: brides looking for non-traditional, directional design with a single dedicated maker through the whole commission.

Dublin 18 · bridal silks + dressmaking

Irish Bridal Couture

Stepaside, Dublin 18 (by appointment) · trading 40+ years as Roisin Cross Silks

The bespoke arm of Roisin Cross Silks — a long-trading Irish bridal silks business that supplies fabric to brides, designers and theatres. Each wedding dress is designed and made in Dublin from the studio's own silks, lace and trimmings, with bridal alterations also available.

Best for: brides who want first-pick of the silk before the dress is even drawn; clients valuing in-house fabric provenance.

Dublin 24 · couture bridal MTM

Bridal by Tamem Michael

45 Fashion City, Ballymount Road Upper, Dublin 24 · trading since 1989

Established Dublin bridal house with a curated rail of wedding, bridesmaid and accessory collections, alongside a full couture made-to-measure service for clients who can't find what they want on the rail or who arrive with a specific design in mind. Appointment-only.

Best for: brides who want to try multiple designer collections in one visit before deciding between rail and made-to-measure.

Missing from the list?

If you run an Irish tailoring business that accepts new commissions and isn't listed, we'd like to hear from you. No listing fee, ever.

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