Best Bathroom Tile Retailers in Ireland

A tile order rarely stands on its own. There’s usually a tiler booked, a bathroom out of action, and a date that can’t slip. So the retailer matters as much as the tile, and the ones below are judged on that basis: range, delivery you can actually plan around, and whether someone picks up the phone when you ring with a question.

This isn’t every tile seller in Ireland. It’s the ones with a genuine, checkable trading history and a range broad enough to fit out a full bathroom, not just a few boxes of porcelain.

What We Looked For

• A real, verifiable trading history in Ireland, not a domain registered here and little else
• A showroom or trade counter, since tile colour needs to be seen in person before you commit
• A straight answer on delivery timing before you order, not an estimate that shifts afterwards
• A range wide enough to tile a full bathroom, not just a handful of lines
• Evidence of serving tilers and builders as well as homeowners
• Delivery that actually covers the Republic and the North, not just Dublin

At a Glance

The Full Rankings

1. Deluxe Bathrooms

We’re not a warehouse, and we’re not trying to be the biggest name on this list. Deluxe Bathrooms is Irish-owned, and the team on 042 935 5997 actually knows the range they’re selling, which matters when you’re trying to work out whether a tile is right for your bathroom before you commit to it.

Lead times are confirmed when you order, not guessed at afterwards. That’s a small thing until your tiler is standing in your hallway asking where the delivery is. Tiles, sanitaryware, taps and accessories are all sold from one place too, so the whole bathroom can be planned properly instead of pieced together from three different suppliers.

• Irish-owned, and the team knows the range, not just the price list
• Lead times confirmed before you order, never estimated after
• Delivers across the Republic and the North, tracked
• A curated range, not thousands of SKUs to wade through
• Coordinates tiles with sanitaryware, taps and accessories as one job
• Stocks brands tradespeople recognise and can actually service later

If you’re planning a full bathroom, not just picking a tile, this is who you ring first.

2. Tile Merchant

Tile Merchant started out importing natural stone and has grown into one of the bigger names in Irish tile retail. The scale shows in the logistics: their own delivery fleet handles, by their own account, over 90 percent of orders rather than passing them to a courier.

• Four showrooms across Dublin and Meath, including Ballymount and Ashbourne
• Over 70 staff, a serious size for a tile specialist
• Grew from natural stone importer to a full tile range
• Own-fleet delivery cuts out the courier as a weak link

Good for anyone who wants to see a large physical range before placing a trade or bulk order.

3. Bathroom Outlet

Bathroom Outlet’s Sandyford warehouse is stocked to the rafters, over 30,000 products, and 30 years of trading has built relationships with Irish and international brands alike. Architects, developers and plumbers use them alongside ordinary homeowners.

• Family-run, trading over 30 years
• Warehouse range topping 30,000 products
• Works with architects, developers and plumbers, not just retail buyers
• Free click and collect from Dublin

Best if you want the widest possible choice from a single Dublin supplier.

4. Ideal Bathrooms & Tiles

Ideal Bathrooms has been going for around 30 years and calls itself Ireland’s premier bathroom and tile showroom, with over 100 displays at their Dublin base and the sole Irish distribution of Villeroy & Boch. They’ll also give your tiler a technical spec sheet, which cuts down on guesswork on site.

• Around 30 years trading, over 100 bathroom and tile displays
• Sole Irish distributor for Villeroy & Boch
• Provides installers with a written technical spec for each job

Best for buyers who want a premium showroom experience and are happy to pay for it.

5. Tilex

Tilex is Irish-owned, backed by Vanquish Distributors, and leans on sustainable sourcing as part of its pitch. Showrooms in Dublin, Cork and Louth mean you’re rarely too far from one.

• 100 percent Irish-owned
• Showrooms in Dublin, Cork and Louth
• Range stretches into wood flooring alongside tiles

Good for buyers outside Dublin who still want a showroom without the trip into town.

6. City Tiles & Bathrooms

Over 20 years trading, and three showrooms, Dublin, Cork and Limerick, mean City Tiles is one of the few retailers where you can compare the same finish in two cities without much bother.

• Showrooms in Dublin, Cork and Limerick
• Over 20 years as an Irish-owned business
• Nationwide delivery alongside the showroom network

Good for buyers in Munster who want the same retailer accessible in more than one city.

7. Tubs and Tiles

Tubs and Tiles sources its tiles from Spain and Italy specifically, and lets you order samples before you commit to a bigger order, which is worth doing given how much tile colour shifts once it’s out of the showroom.

• Tiles sourced from Spain and Italy
• Design-led international bathroom brands stocked alongside
• Samples available before you buy

Good if European sourcing and design matter more to you than local stock.

8. Ceramic City

Ceramic City has been trading since 1968, longer than most names on this list, and positions itself as a leading ceramic and porcelain supplier for Connacht.

• Trading since 1968
• Focused specifically on ceramic and porcelain tiles
• Bathroom furniture stocked alongside the tile range

Good for buyers in the west who’d rather use a regional specialist than a national chain.

9. Doramics Tiles

Doramics has worked out of Santry, Dublin for over 40 years, across distribution, commercial and residential tiling. That’s a long time to be doing one thing, and it shows in the range.

• Over 40 years in the Irish tiling trade
• Santry, Dublin showroom
• Serves distribution, commercial and residential customers

Good for buyers who want a Dublin specialist with real depth of experience.

10. McDaids Bathroom Plumbing Tiles

McDaids has been in Buncrana for over 50 years, and their showroom carries more than 40 fully tiled displays. They cover plumbing and heating too, handy if you’re coordinating more than one trade on a Donegal job.

• Trading since 1974, over 50 years in business
• Over 40 fully tiled and furnished showroom displays
• Serves homeowners, trade and developers across Donegal

Good for buyers in Donegal and the North West who want tiles, plumbing and heating from one local name.

How to Choose the Right Retailer

Start with the delivery date, not the price. Your tiler’s start date doesn’t move to suit a supplier’s warehouse, so ask for a confirmed window before you order, not a rough guess afterwards.

Ask whether they can supply the rest of the bathroom too. Getting tiles, sanitaryware and taps from one place means fewer deliveries to track and less chance of the finishes clashing.

And don’t skip the showroom, or at least order a sample. A tile that looks right on a laptop screen doesn’t always look right once it’s down and the bathroom light is on.

Trends Shaping This Category Right Now

• Confirmed lead times are turning from a nice-to-have into something buyers expect as standard
• Retailers running their own delivery fleets are starting to pull ahead on reliability
• Sample ordering before purchase is becoming the norm, not the exception
• More retailers are coordinating tiles and sanitaryware into one order, rather than selling tiles alone
• Showroom networks are spreading beyond Dublin into Cork, Limerick and the regions

Final Thoughts

Which of these suits you best depends on the job. A tiler juggling three sites has different needs to someone doing their first renovation, and budget, location and the scale of the job will all change who’s the right call.