Downbeat Records Limerick

06/11/2026

This week's stock drop got delayed again so I decided to pull a few bits off my personal shelf. Out on the floor today, second hand prices on some Sudanese Jam, a super clean 1985 press of Barrington Levy's "Here I come" album, a handful of decent reggae and hip hop 12"s as well as some sought after modern hip-hop Lps and some El Michel's affair for good measure. Oh and that out of press Turkish version of Toms Diner.

30/10/2026

Shop closing at 3PM today so we can prepare the soundsystem for tonight's session at Pharmacia Limerick .
Limited tickets available on the door.

9PM-2AM
€15

29/10/2026

Thanks to for dropping off some copies of his new 4 track 12" release. Chaz alongside have been instrumental to the techno scene in Limerick and across Ireland with their nights that focus on live techno performances and an attention to detail that is sorely missed in Irish event spaces.

Now based in Berlin but always back on home shores to support the scene and continue building on what they started here at home. Chaz is a real one, buy his record.

Limited copies in stock. First come first serve

28/10/2026

Thanks to for making the link for us with the team who are putting out some fine slices of disco. Got a handful of these solsoul licensed edits on the floor.
Two dancefloor heaters on this one..
More and more great music getting released in Ireland 😎

28/10/2026

26/10/2026

Want to understand how the Irish music industry operates and how to best position yourself or your band to succeed within it?

Join us for a free music industry seminar at Belltable on 14th November from 1pm-6pm.

invites a panel of experienced music industry practitioners from across Ireland to share their valuable insights with anyone interested in how to navigate the path from music recording to release.

Speakers :

Anthem Vinyl
Siún

Leon Stax
paddy_mulcahy

❔Topics: Industry analysis/ recording / mixing / mastering / manufacturing / marketing / distribution / release / sync / alternative income sources / sustainable career planning.

🗓️SAT 14 NOV
🕑1PM - 6PM
💵FREE
🔞ALL AGES WELCOME

Course curation / Hosted by : Frankie Downbeat

Artwork : Rachael Drennan

Track playing : "Krieks" by Paddy Mulcahy

Funded by : Limerick Arts Office Limerick City and County Council

22/10/2026

At the shop till 5PM today. Here is a snap paddy_mulcahy took over the summer.
Reggae drop on the floor today. Has been a bit slow on other orders recently so we'll be catching up on ordering some house/disco/afro/latin/Indie this week.

21/10/2026

Big reggae 45 drop this week.
Almost 20 more restocks and reissues titles!

This drop features some of the finest rocksteady and revival sounds as well as some great modern mixes of classic roots , with a couple of digital gems thrown in. These records release dates span over 30 years of Jamaican music so there is something there for everyone.

One thing I can say from opening the shop in Ireland is that people have a taste for the music but they don't know where to begin. Ireland didn't have the Jamaican wind rush generation to show us the way.
That's not to say that generation didn't inspire Irish music lovers, many of my more knowledgeable reggae customers spent some time in London in the 70s and 80s where they learned the sound from Síbín and Blues Dances kept in people's homes.

If you feel like you have a taste for reggae but can't differentiate between Jamaican ska and two tone, lovers rock and rocksteady, rubadub and dancehall etc, come stop by the shop, we will be glad to show you music from the 1960s right up until today!

20/10/2026

Just back from a weekend trip to Bristol, the other city that raised me. I was adamant to pick up a print from Bristol photographer Beezer while I was in town.

Beezers photos were a daily part of my life for the 13 or so years I lived in Bristol. My two longest running jobs in Bristol were at Idle Hands record store and as manager of Cosies. Both of these local businesses had a large Beezer print on the wall and over time these images came to mean a lot to me.

The first Beezer I ever saw was my first weekend in Bristol when I went to check Reggae Sundays at Cosies . The image in slide 5 was and still is framed on the wall there and I was blown away by it. Learning that this image was taken around the corner in St.Pauls 30 years previous confirmed for me that I had moved to the right city for me.

No less than a week later I took my first trip to Idle Hands record store , then located on Stokes Croft , and after being warmly greeted by Chris I encountered another large Beezer print of "The Wild Bunch" (slide 3 right hand side). I had no idea of this side of Bristol music history but Chris was quick to inform me. Chris would become one of my best mates and a constant educator for me about Bristol music history and culture.

In one way or another both these prints made me feel at home. As an Irish born Reggae dj/producer , moving to Bristol for the music culture, seeing these images and the history of what came before confirmed for me that I was in the right place.

On last weekends trip back to Bristol I reached out to Beezer, hoping that somehow he would still have a copy of the long sold out print from slide 5. Luck was on my side and Beezer was incredibly kind to sell me his last remaining copy that he had in his home.

I can't properly explain how much it means to me to take this image home with me, it was a massive part of my life in affirming where I was and where I was going.

Thank you Andy Beezer Beese for inviting me to your home and for the print and the book.

Back to usual running this week.
Shop open THURS - SUN 😎

15/10/2026

Love when ya come across random music memorabilia inside old records. These sticks are from RTÉ Radio 1 (RTE Radio 2) when they first launched Ireland's national youth radio station on May 31 1979.