Editorial place profile
Cleo Dublin
At a glance
Cleo Dublin is an Irish knitwear and design shop at 18 Kildare Street. Established in 1936, it brings Aran handknits together with named knitwear makers, wool and linen clothing, accessories and Irish craft.
Practical details
- Choose it for
- Aran handknits and a wider boutique selection of textile makers
- Format
- Boutique knitwear, textile design and craft shop
- Shopping detail
- 18 Kildare Street; some garments are online-exclusive
Handknits within a broader collection
Cleo’s own Aran and original collections sit alongside makers such as Inis Meáin, Fisherman Out of Ireland, Studio Donegal and McNutt. Sweaters, cardigans, scarves and other textile pieces have their own construction and material descriptions. The presence of handknits does not make the entire range hand-knitted.
Online pieces and shop visits
Some garments, including the Fisherman crew with links stitch, are labelled online-exclusive. That distinction matters if you plan to try a particular design in the shop. Size, fibre, care and availability should follow that garment’s current listing rather than a general claim about the whole collection.
Sources: Cleo: knitwear collections, Cleo: Fisherman crew with links stitch
Visit Kildare Street
Published shop hours are Monday–Saturday 09:30–17:30 and Sunday 11:00–17:30. Contact Cleo at +353 1 676 1421 or cleodublin@gmail.com for an item enquiry.
Sources: Cleo: contact and opening
Contact and published information
- Official shop information
- Call Cleo Dublin: +353 1 676 1421
- cleodublin@gmail.com
- Address: 18 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Published hours: Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30; Sun 11:00–17:30
Where this place fits
Mentioned in our guides
Sources and review dates
- Cleo: knitwear collections — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Aran handknits, named knitwear makers, accessories, wool and linen; item-specific composition and online-only selections.
- Cleo: about the shop — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Established in 1936, family history and individual textile makers.
- Cleo: contact and opening — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. 18 Kildare Street, telephone, email and shop hours.
- Cleo: Fisherman crew with links stitch — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. A specific online-exclusive garment; not a promise of Dublin shop stock or a general preorder policy.
Author and corrections
Sarah Haddad is responsible for this profile. It is based on the published sources cited here; no firsthand visit or independent service test is claimed.