Repair

Find a Repair Shop:

• RepairMyStuff.ie  – lists of repair shops around Ireland – click on any of the tabs on the screen to see a map of repair shops in your area.
• Men’s Sheds in Ireland are not repair cafes as such, however they may be willing to repair some of your items.
• Many Dry Cleaners also offer clothes repair services.

Repair Cafes:

• List of Repair Cafes in Ireland – a repair cafe is a group of volunteers in a local area who meet in order to repair broken items and pass on their repair skills to others.

Repair it yourself:

• IFIXIT – use the Search button to look for repair guides for your broken item.
• T-Rex tape – translucent tape for repairing household items, holes and tears, outdoor gear, etc.
• Tec7 – adhesive sealant.
• FixIts – from Jiminy.ie
• Kintsugi Repair Kit – for mending broken ceramics, plates – sold online at various shops
• Repair Hacks – from Jiminy.ie

Clothes:

• Repair it yourself:
  • Wundaweb – iron-on sealer for hem repairs – at Tesco, Hickeys, etc.
  • Sugru iron-on patches for clothes repairs.
  • Iron-on patches
  • Mending patches at Hickeys.ie
  • How to fix a zipper
• Clothing Repair:
  • Repairieren ist Liebe – based in Cork, items may be posted
  • More repair shops here

DIY Shoe Repair:

• Sugru mouldable glue – can be used to fix holes – available at Irish DIY stores.
• Shoe Goo – repairs holes – can be bought online.
• Stormsure – shoe repair glue.
• Shoe Fix Glue
• Hole prevention inserts

Spare parts:

• Spares.ie
• Espares.ie
• IrishElectronics.ie

RepairActs.ie:

• If you’ve repaired something yourself, you can submit a photo and a description to RepairActs.ie so that others can learn from you. View people’s repairs here.