M.T pockets, an old pub in Galway, smiled every time I passed it, never understood why they changed the name:-)

Still think foo kin noodles in belfast should be up there, but I gotta agree Thai tanic is just genius.

Puffs and Tarts in Eyre sq shopping centre a pastry shop

Lino Richie is class

Two Chinese restaurants in Blackrock Dundalk, 1st called Black Wok, 2nd called Wok and roll

There was once a mobile dog grooming service called Doggie Style, could be still for all I know!

Surely nothing can beat the Muff Diving Centre – the scuba diving centre in Muff, Co. Donegal!

Always liked the name “Cyclelogical” for the bike shop near the Ha’penny Bridge

I know it’s not a real one but Ross O’Carroll Kelly’s Dad opened a cheesmongers in The Merrion Centre with his partner, Helen Joseph and called it Cheeses Merrion Joseph. Genius!

Soon Fatt in Bray, Chinese takeaway :)

What about Lawn Order landscaping service in Kildare?

I’m working in Canada and the company who install the lifts in buildings on site are called Schindler’s but the stupid f’in Canadians don’t get it because they call there lifts ‘elevators’

There was, and still may be , a hairdressers in Graiguenamanagh called Ryanhair

Apparently there’s a fish ‘n chip shop somewhere in the country called “Oifig An Fish”. If that’s true then I think it certainly deserves a mention. If not, then, well… I still like it.

There’s a guy in Glenageary who does fences and such by the company name ‘Bills Gates’ he he

Twomey To You
Courier company – classic

There’s a Chinese Take Away somewhere called;

Wok in Wok out.

Pure class.

shop in finglas called “gimme da” hilarious

I think every city, town and village in Ireland has a hair dressers called ‘Curl up and Dye’

There’s a caff in Ballyfermot called Angela’s Rashers.

Saw a flyer years ago for’ Micky the bricky. Never laughed so hard!

I lived in Plymouth, Indiana, US for a while and there was a pest control business called Husband Exterminators!! (Guy’s surname was Husband).

There’s a Pet shop in Crumlin called “The Mutts Nuts”.

My 17 year old brother in law had an organic egg selling business called “for cluck sake”

There was a newsagents in Finglas years ago called Gimme Dat, also just outside of Kinvarra in Galway there’s a stonemasons called Plastered and Stoned.

Also recently I saw a washing machine repair van with the company name on the side “Spin Doctor”

A shop I came across in Singapore called Well Hung Jewellers.

There is still an Argue & Phibbs sign in sligo, its been updated.

What about the shop on that used to be on Liffey Street called “closing down sale”?

heard of cheeses of nazarath!! Was a pub in Holland called the gluepot, you allways got stuck in it

“Our Daily Bread” bakery on North Main Street in Cork

Muck and Muffins. In Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal is a pottery shop and cafe

Bigmickey.ie…..priceless!! Thank you so much for the best belly laugh I’ve had in a long time!!

Can’t believe ye all forgot about “The Craic House” in Dingle

Gobble and Go
was a cafe on Kevin St years ago

Indian restaurant here in Leixlip.
Originally named Lahore (yep. Many jokes from that).

New owners started off by naming it “Bombay Indian restaurant”. A week later they changed it to “Mumbai Indian restaurant” before settling of a combination of both.

Bumbai.

http://www.just-eat.ie/restaurants-bumbaicreative/menu#source=google&medium=cpc&keyword=bumbai%20creative&type=Search&site=&matchtype=e&network=g

Chinese laundry on Kings Rd London called
Wishy washey splishy splashey cleanie nickie velly quickie

Not 100% on this but there’s definitely a Chipsy Kings in Amsterdam, and where it’s located in cork has changed names constantly. Chipsy Kings is in cork only a while, so good!

A shop in Greenwich London right beside the 0deg longitude called “the first shop in the world”.

The codfather’s chipper in London

Not in Ireland, but here’s a florist I snapped in London a few years back, “Floral and Hardy” http://flic.kr/p/5nJDk7

There was (maybe still is?) a shoe shop in Brighton called ‘R. Soles’

The “Uneeda Book Shop” is on Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork.

cloghan also had two other pubs called the wheel inn and the drift inn!

My wife used to have Shoe and Bag boutique in town called SHAG took ages for the IEDR to give use shag.ie

I lived in Sunderland for the year and there was an off licence there called Amy’s Winehouse. Loved it! Always made me smile!

Not to forget the “Doyle A Meal” fast food delivery service in Youghal!

There is a chinese takeaway in Ballindine in Mayo caled “Wok and Roll”.

Fish & Chip shop in Belfast – For Cod and Ulster

There is a Tile company in Portarlington called “Down and Grout”….
A lingerie shop I seen called “Thong in Cheek”…
And in Charleville there used to be two shops beside each other..one was called “Balls”..the other one “Dicks”!

“What the Pho” very popular in the Pacific North West (that’s the greater Seattle, Portland area to you folks that can’t find Blackrock)
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=what+the+pho&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=3C9FE927CFFE6CEDAB9C0F38AAE1519C63A2C6D6&selectedIndex=7

There was a Chinese chippy on the Falls road in Belfast called The Green Island.

Might be Chinese but they were taking no chances!!!!!

Can’t believe ye forgot “The Craic House” in Dingle

There’s a shop in Limerick called “Eureka” and a few hundred yards down the road there’s a shop called “Myreka”… Get it?

There’s a linen shop I Sydney called Holy Sheet, always made me smile

There’s a few hair dressers around called called Sherlock Combs!

Used to be a bookshop in Limerick called “Buy The Book”.

BTW, the comments are better that the article itself …also there is “Hand Job” nail salon in the States

Scissor sisters..hair dressers.

Theres an electrical outlet in Inchicore called ‘Beaver – Service & Repair’

Used to be a pub on the quays in Dublin called Cat Dragged Inn. Great name but think it’s gone now

Used to be a pub in Ennis called tipsy mc staggers!

Portlaoise has the “Hairport” and “The clothes line”…to name but a few….

Pub in Stamford England called The Otters Pocket

Nearly lost my mind

Not sure if these exist but what about these:

“Have a Hearth” fireplaces
“All About Sole” could be a fishmongers, a shoe shop or a company formation business
“Horse it Into Ya” burger joint

Though not in Ireland the best shop name I’ve seen is an off licence in Salem called “Bunghole Liquors”.

There’s a Chinese in kill in Kildare called ‘wok you want?’ And a place in limerick called perri wrinkles in perri square not sure what the place was though.

Mc Donals fast food in buttevant cork is the best Iv seen

Tipsy mac staggers pub in ennis

There’s a hairdressers on College Road, Cork also called ‘Curl up and Dye’ ! Another good one is ‘Hairport’ in Blackpool!

That three-eyed fish from the Simpson’s should by on sale in “Nuclear Fishin’!

In Eoin Colfer’s “Artemis Fowl” books there’s an IT company “Fission Chips”

there used be a bait shop in mullingar years ago called “sam’s tackle”

Read about a Solicitors office in the UK once called, wait for it, “Norfolk and Gould Solicitors”.
Read it quickly ……

What about matress mick?
http://www.mattressmick.ie/

There was a butcher’s shop in Carrigaline called Kidney for Meat.Also,there was a shop called Knobs and Knockers in Cork.

There is another Camán Inn in Delvin, Co. Westmeath

There was a Chinese in Fairview called Han Wah ( h an Mhaith) and there was a tiling contractor in Dublin called ‘The Bonny Tiler’.

There’s a dog grooming salon in Ennis named ” Peter Barks”!!

A pub in Athboy Co. Meath called “Inn Moderation”. Sadly closed now, like most of the businesses on Main Street.

‘For Cod n Ulster’ chipper in Belfast and Asian takeaway called ‘Gettit India’. Gore and Grimes solicitor is odd too.

Chinese take away in Bray called Soon Fatt

I am going to open a Coffee Shop in the centre of Dublin some day, and it will be called “The Daily Grind”.

Just had another thought – could turn it into a lap dancing club at night.

Who said men can’t multitask?

There used to be a chipper in gort co galway called kettle of fish. I also remember one called cod u not but i cant remember where it was.

@ Kevin Shaw…. Travel much?

Great article! I recall one time in Rome seeing a hair dressing salon called – “Blow Up”. Seriously! Crazy!

There was a hairdressers on Parnell St called Itchy Fingers, opposite the Welcome Inn

Not sure of the name of this place but there was a car wash place in dublin and on the price list they were offering ” handjobs” 5 euro only. Always makes me laugh

There’s a canine hydrotherapists in Nenagh called Reservoir Dogs

The was possibly still is a second hand clothes shop on Georges street caled Castleblanca. Under the sign they have another one saying “wear it again Sam”

Theres a company up north called ‘Born again kitchens’ :)

Does anyone here remember The Coffee Inn on South Anne St., Dublin? I know it’s not a funny name, but it was sometimes a very funny place :-)

There used to be a pub in Ennis called Tipsy Mc Staggers!

The Morgue pub in Templeogue

I lived in Sunderland for the year and there’s an off licence there called Amy’s Winehouse!

‘Soon Fatt’ Chinese takeaway in Bray

Pane in the Glass Glaziers

The scissor sisters hairdressers on enniscorthy haha

On holidays in Italy I seen a shoe shop called ‘sore’!! Didn’t buy any!!

“The Codger Drinking Rye” whisky bar!

Theres a pub in Donnycarney “The Ramble Inn” you’d be doing well to ramble out of it in one piece.

The dewdrop inn, Galway. A mate named his building company botchit and likeit.

There was an Indian takeaway in Birmingham called ‘The Roti Boti’ , always made me laugh !!

Fringe benefits is a hairdressers in cork

Chinese take away near Bray called soon fatt :p

What about Soon Fatt Chinese restaurant in bray

sofa so good, in Navan
http://www.sofasogood.ie/

There used to be 3 businesses in Charleville, Co. Cork, called Tooles, Dicks,and Balls

There used to be an indian restaurant in Passage West called “Passage to India”. (and I can also confirm that Blackrock Co Louth exists , I spent every summer there as a kid)

Tralee has a cafe called The Daily Grind, in answer to a previous poster

My personal favourite is ‘Lino Ritchies’ in Finglas!

There used to be a pub in Ennis called “Tipsy McSwaggers”!

Another great name ‘de mad hoor’ but unfortunately gone now… http://dublinsnaps.blogspot.ie/2010/08/dont-talk-about-chef-like-that-30july10.html?m=1

Carpet shop in Stockport called Inspiral Carpets :-)

Theres a coffin shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fat_dave/380915411/

The Lord Jesus Christ Our Saviour Chicago Barber shop Internet cafe . In Emmet road Dublin . They do what they say and more: like selling funky shoes,rings etc. That’s what I call convenience

Chipper in Nenagh used to be called “get stuffed” now “frydays”.

TK Micks in Dublin Ind Est

There’s a shop in Waterford called ” smack” !

Used be a hurling pub on a crossroad in Callan Kilkenny calked the crossbar. Class!!

There used to be a place in D’Olier St. – J. Bite Painless Ear Piercing. Fairly sure it’s gone now.

A friend bought a new couch a few years ago and my mam was wondering what to say to congratulate her. I came up with “Sofa, so good”

The Dust Inn in Galway.
G’wan ya good thing ^_^

Did anyone mention knobs & knockers

Joy Division (love will tear us apart again) Divorce solicitors in England.

Fields of Athenry

You have to include ‘Knobs and Knockers’ on Nassau Street. How can you not include that one? I demand an inquiry. Maybe even a tribunal. At the very least, an apology!

My wife – Teresa Hegarty operates a very busy florists shop at Douglas court shopping centre and has always traded as “blossoms” which is so apt especially when you view her exciting. And colourful display – now more than twelve years

What about that shop knobs and knockers that slash was tweeting about at the weekend

For Cod and Ulster chip shop in east Belfast