Belfast IKEA Store Opens - IKEA Has Arrived In Ireland

Written by Content Editor December 19, 2007

IKEA has finally arrived in Ireland, with their first store opening in Belfast. The Belfast store opened its doors on the 13th December.

The arrival of the popular Swedish furniture store has been long awaited by shoppers in the North of Ireland and the Republic. While the traffic disruption caused by the opening was considerably less than expected, the store was visited by over 15,000 shoppers on its first day of trading.

IKEA's opening of their Belfast store means the many Irish shoppers who previously travelled to Scotland expressly to shop in IKEA will have easier access to the store's products. Bus Éireann have announced a new direct coach service to IKEA Belfast from Dublin to facilitate shoppers from the Republic.

A Dublin IKEA store has been approved, but remains at an early stage of planning. Until its opening, eager shoppers from the Republic are likely to make up a considerable proportion of customers at the Belfast store.

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written by ann marie, March 19, 2008

why do you no open a shop in letterkenny area you'll get people from north and south buying

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written by Debora, October 20, 2008

you cannot say that belfast is in ireland. belfast is located in northern ireland. this is a huge difference.
there is no ikea in ireland, unfortunately.

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written by Connor Aston, December 27, 2008

We shop delivery and assemble to every county in Ireland

Belfast not in Ireland
written by EILEEN DEMIRARSLAN, January 17, 2009

Debora you are good craic, if a little stupid. Please enlighten us Northern Irish people on exactly what country we are North of? Your family must think you are a laugh a minute.....when they are not being embarrassed by you.

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written by David Dolan, March 25, 2009

My aunty works for Ikea and I can assure you that she is definately Irish and says that there are 2 ikeas in ireland now. Belfast is in ireland. Aunty nora said so!