This year’s judges had a tough job sifting through more than 30,000 entries. Readers were eager to show their appreciation for the independent shops making a difference up and down the country. Today we reveal the 10 winning shops


The Best Shops judges are on the road, choosing winners from a shortlist of 100 shops; An Post launches a new series of stamps celebrating Irish shopfronts


Thousands of nominations have been considered and we’ve whittled the competition down to a shortlist of 100 and sent our judges out on the road to shop





Service is key to a good shopping experience, and is a big factor for the judges of Best Shops 2016










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