The Gutter Bookshop, Dublin

The Gutter Bookshop, Dublin Two lovely bookshops in Dublin, Ireland - named after that very famous Oscar Wilde quote...
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Welcome to The Gutter Bookshop, an independent bookshop situated in the Old City part of Dublin's popular Temple Bar area, and since 2013 at 20 Railway Road in Dalkey as well. We sell all kinds of books, including some great children's books, as well as gifts and stationery. We aim to provide you with something a little bit different than you'll find in the big chain bookshops so do please pop in to us and say hello!

folks! Just a reminder that both Gutter shops are closed this Easter Sunday, open on Easter Monday (bank holiday hours...
05/04/2026

folks!
Just a reminder that both Gutter shops are closed this Easter Sunday, open on Easter Monday (bank holiday hours), and back to normal opening hours from Tuesday onwards.

Happy Chocolate Day to all who celebrate.

Thank you to the most delightful for popping in today and signing our 1st Edition Hardbacks of 'The Keeper'!Don't worry...
02/04/2026

Thank you to the most delightful for popping in today and signing our 1st Edition Hardbacks of 'The Keeper'!
Don't worry, we got the Large Paperbacks signed too.

Thank you to for organising, and if you want to hear Tana talk - do check out the programme.

Signed books available in Temple Bar, and can be ordered through the website (while stocks last).

01/04/2026

Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover - to encourage our customers to be more spontaneous with their reading choices we will now be shelving our books like this.

28/03/2026

Róise's Astrology Big 3 in books!

Internet says: Your Big 3 in astrology refers to your Sun sign, your Moon sign, and your Rising sign. These three, found in your unique birth chart, say a lot about you.


Massive Thank You to all the Authors that popped in to sign and chat to us about their books with us recently:- - 'Anim...
27/03/2026

Massive Thank You to all the Authors that popped in to sign and chat to us about their books with us recently:

- - 'Animals of Irish Name and Origin'
- - 'Eva Gore-Booth'
- .bannister2 - 'Essential Irish Easy Conversation As Gaeilge'
- - 'Moon Moon Can't Sleep'
- - 'Saoirse'
- Mary Costello - 'A Beautiful Loan'
- - 'Little Irish History Heroes'
- - 'Textile Protest'
- - 'Historic Pub Crawls Through Ireland'
- - 'Little Passenger'
- - 'The Irish Goodbye'
- - 'The Glass Key' (published this June) - there were nibbles!

24/03/2026

Marta is delegating some social media work.
But is it a good idea?...

Happy St Patrick's Day All! ☘️📚💚Please note that both shops are closed today Tue 17th March to allow for staff shenaniga...
17/03/2026

Happy St Patrick's Day All! ☘️📚💚
Please note that both shops are closed today Tue 17th March to allow for staff shenanigans, but open as usual from tomorrow, Wednesday 18th.

Have fun, love green, and stay safe folks.

☘️

Join us on 31st March for a delight of An Evening with Patrick Gale to celebrate the publication of his latest book 'Lo...
13/03/2026

Join us on 31st March for a delight of An Evening with Patrick Gale to celebrate the publication of his latest book 'Love Lane'.

There will be stories, readings, and chats with our very own doing the interviewing honours.

Click the link in our bio to reserve a free place, and we shall see you there!

Last weekend we had a glorious time at for events.It was really nice to chat with all the authors, starting with & ...
12/03/2026

Last weekend we had a glorious time at for events.
It was really nice to chat with all the authors, starting with & interviewed by .o, and finishing with & interviewed by , we had a ball and even sold a few books!
Had a wander around the property mostly avoiding swans and finishing with a lovely visit to Pet Cemetery. What a day.

04/03/2026

We were delighted to be Symposium this year, so many great minds in one place! We had lovely chats, nibbles, and even sold some books.

A dull selection will be up on the website soon, shout if any title catches your eye.

Thank you to all who came to our 'Great Books of China' event with and on Thursday. Brilliant books were mentioned, n...
21/02/2026

Thank you to all who came to our 'Great Books of China' event with and on Thursday. Brilliant books were mentioned, now included in our Lunar New Year category on the Gutter website.

We had nibbles, doggies, great chats, and even a tiny raffle.

Thank you to Mei Chin for organising!

Plenty more events to catch - check dublinlunarnewyear.ie for details.

Sure, Galentine's Day is great, but have you ever been to a event? Last week we were lucky enough to host Ruth's book l...
13/02/2026

Sure, Galentine's Day is great, but have you ever been to a event?

Last week we were lucky enough to host Ruth's book launch for , her debut verse novel for Young Adults, and believe me when I tell you that all the love for her and the book could not be contained and was bursting out of the room.

It all kicked off with energetic and incredible words from team, first .b and then , smoothly followed by a heartfelt introduction to Ruth's work by .

After a standing applause, Ruth was kind enough to read for us and sign for hours, the signing queue had to snake around the shop!

Thank you to all the crowd showing up against all stormy weather odds, it was such a delight to witness such support for one of our .

Signed copies available in Temple Bar and online, with dedications on request.

Address

Cows Lane (also Dalkey, )
Dublin
D8

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 6:30pm
Thursday 10am - 6:30pm
Friday 10am - 6:30pm
Saturday 10am - 6:30pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

Telephone

+35316799206

Website

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