Recently, I have been made aware of brand-spankin’ new Irish websites that are made to cater for an increasingly hungry Irish fashion market.

Sick and tired of clothing and accessory websites that don’ t ship to our fair isle?

Enter Irish Bargain Hunters It lists many international shops that stock quality goods with huge discounts and ship straight to us! No more UK diversions. The website is organised into categories and also lists beauty, accessories, health and fitness product sites.

Looking for something more designer? Look no further as Ireland’s first designer website Click-2-Couture is now up and running featuring luxe, luxe labels like Gucci, Prada, Miu Miu, Roberto Cavalli , Marc Jacobs with more to be added through the year. And not only that but these brands are available at discount prices too. Move aside Net-a-porter!

Big name designer not your thing? but your taste is more coveted small-name brands and local designers available at Irish boutiques? Irish Boutiques has a comprehensive listing of all old and new boutiques in Ireland from A to Z, and it even searches under the categories of accessories, shoes and hats, searches can also be made under different counties and more importantly under different brand names. So now you know what boutique stocks Joanne Hynes and where you can get your hands on 7 For All Mankind Jeans! Hurrah!

Don’t forget to check out some amazing custom-made art and photography pieces at BT2, starting today.

Fashion and music photographer Lili Forberg is one of the 60 up and coming Irish artists commissioned by BT2 and Art to Order to create specially-designed art pieces in aid of the homeless charity, Focus Ireland.

The artworks are varied in style and medium, with participating artists using widely mixed medium including textiles, photography, and glass and ceramic. Each piece is based around the subject or notion of ‘Home’, measuring 400 mm x 400 mm and costing only €350. So show some support by dropping into BT2 on Grafton Street. The showcase runs until the 30th of July

Check out www.bt2.ie