Mini Ikea for the southside of Dublin

Home furnishing giant Ikea is to open a smaller store on the southside of Dublin this summer.

Hundreds of thousands of customers travel from all over the country to visit the Ballymun outlet on Dublin’s northside and the Belfast superstore.

According to the Swedish super retailer, the 15,000sq ft “order and collection point” off the M50 at Carrickmines will act primarily as a “a planning studio to plan and order more complex purchases such as kitchens, wardrobes, and sofas” but it will also include the popular Ikea room sets and will also have staff on hand to help with room planning and design. Its Ballymun outlet is 300,000sq ft.