EireHobbies is proudly 100% Irish owned and operated. Our mission is to be Ireland's one stop shop for all things hobby related. We are delighted to be able to offer such a wide range of hobby products to our customers across Ireland and beyond.
History
It probably all began back in 1994 when a 10 year old Liam received a giant box of miniatures for his birthday. The box in question was the now classic Warhammer 40,000 Second Edition launch box!
That box of plastic miniatures and books provided months, even years of entertainment with so much assembling, attempts at playing the game and even worse attempts at painting models. And of course all those beautifully illustrated books to entertain a young imagination. Little Liam had been bitten by the bug and the seeds had been sown!
Fast forward to 2007
AirsoftEire was founded by Liam Doyle & Stephen Hickey, their first business in Dundalk, Co. Louth, after airsoft legislation had changed in Ireland in 2006. Liam & Stephen, who both had a keen interest in airsoft guns spotted a gap in the market and decided to open an online store to service the new Irish market. Like many small businesses it started from humble beginnings, with some savings and a couple of loans which launched their first website. AirsoftEire didn't have a nice showroom or warehouse back then, we were trading online from a garage at the back of Liam's house. With a small selection of airsoft guns and accessories, business swiftly grew to the point where it was time to open our first store in 2012.
The fateful sales call from Games Workshop in 2017
Liam & Stephen had been working hard growing their Airsoft business. The business had become a company and AirsoftEire Supplies Ltd had become Ireland's leading premiere Airsoft shop. The phone rang one day in the office and fate would have it that Liam answered that call.
It was a Games Workshop trade rep! She started off by explaining that Games Workshop had noticed a cross over between airsoft products and their range of products and wondered if I had ever heard of Games Workshop?
Little did she know that I was probably going to be the easiest sales call she ever had, 10 year old Liam took over and EireHobbies was born!
Just like how airsoft began, we started off small with one stand in the corner of our Airsoft showroom. It was slow going to begin with but after a couple of years one stand became two, then three and we soon had no more space for Hobbies in the airsoft showroom. Luckily we had a second floor in our building and we opened our first dedicated hobby store in early 2021.
The new store heralded a massive expansion into many different hobby ranges and related products and the business has gone from strength to strength
Our Team
Our team has grown from two school friends in a garage to 11 members spread across our two businesses EireHobbies & AirsoftEire at our Brewery Business Park location. EireHobbies is located on the second floor and we are very lucky to have such a hugely knowledgeable team in our store. With decades of experience between us we are more than happy to help you with any questions or suggestions on your hobby journey.
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