O’Neills Sportswear

A lot of visitors to Belfast like to bring back souvenirs when they’re going home. For many of them, if they have friends or relatives who originally hail from here (or, indeed, if they hail from here themselves) they like to bring back items that are specific to a particular area or region as a symbol of their roots or ancestry. That’s why the souvenir of choice for a lot of people is GAA shirts. Most opt for the county tops, with some even going as far as getting local club tops.
O’Neill’s is a stockist of such items, and sells county jerseys for around £25 — £40 (depending what time of year you buy them I think — if you can leave it until late August, which is near the end of the GAA season, then they’re at the lower end of this price range). It also supplies some sporting equipment, including hurling sticks, as well as some rugby and soccer items.

O’Neills is the go to store for all your GAA needs. Now I have no GAA needs whatsoever, but I still have been to this shop whilst looking for the best priced football boots. It is enormous and without a doubt the biggest shop of its kind in terms of GAA. The staff all seem like players themselves and to be working here with all the local clubs coming in to get their gear, it must seem like heaven to them. To me, it seems like a sports store dedicated something I barely pay any attention to, but thats only because I’m so rubbish at it!

O’Neill’s sports are by far and away the biggest equipment provider for the GAA and its stores are packed full of everything you could ever need for stepping out onto a football or hurling field. With everything from spare boot studs to cones for training sessions O’Neill’s has it all, thus making it very popular with all the local clubs and aspiring players alike.
I don’t play much GAA these days but I would still shop in the O’Neill’s store because of the quality equipment they produce. I particularly like the training gear they make with kit ranging from light wear training tops for the warmer (or should I say the less cold considering we are in Ireland!) weather to more heavy duty tops and coats for the cold rainy conditions we are more accustomed to they are all of a high quality and priced competitively.
Something that always impresses me about the O’Neill’s shops is the massive variety of replica kits they store, with most of the 32 county tops and kits available in shops regardless of what county you are actually in, making it a great place to go to top up your collection of GAA wear and memorabilia.

O’Neills is a sporting goods shop primarily famed for its dedication to Gaelic Gear equipment and sportswear. Located next to world-​famous (kind of) Casement Park, this shop does a big trade from gaelic supporters which there are plenty of in Andersonstown. The shop has a typical sports shop lay-​out, with displays and racks of goods stocked around the floor.
There is always a problem with sports shops that they are all quite expensive and the majority of their products can be found if you shop around on the internet. O’Neills does have expensive enough tracksuits and equipment, but the gaelic jerseys are pretty much as cheap and you are going to find anywhere else.
The staff are more than happy to let you browse about and are very approachable if you require any assistant. One particular member of staff was more than happy to look out the back to see if they had a rain jacket I was looking for in my size. Turned out they didn’t but he was happy to order it for me. I told him it was grand and got it off their website instead but the staff are really nice and more than helpful.
I can see why there are more and more of these sports shops opening up all over Ireland as it is a very well run, efficient, pleseant shopping experience.