Local Hands

31/05/2026

08/05/2026

Local Hands are looking forward to this weekends County Donegal Fleadh in the town of Ballyshannon. We have a Folk session lined up for 4pm today on the street outside our shop. And on Saturday join us for a "Meet the Maker" event where some of our artists will demonstrate their craft . Pop in between 1 and 4 pm.
Congratulations to the hard working Fleadh committee and best wishes for a great weekend full of music, craft, and good company.

17/04/2026

Manning the shop for us today! Be sure to pop by...

I wonder who the Beardy Buck will run into in Local Hands shop today! Recently it was the amazing Bríd Harper, Irish Fiddler, who popped in to collect some posters and a print by himself 😍

10/04/2026

We're leaving this mad Beardy Buck in charge of the shop today!

Well he won't be dressed up like this today but the Beardy Buck will be gracing Ballyshannon with his presence manning Local Hands today from 12...ish!

Pop by for all the best local gifts and homeware by local artists and crafters.

06/04/2026

Tune in to BBC 1 this evening at 7:15pm. We at Local Hands, Ballyshannon were delighted to welcome Ronan Keating and the crew to film the great Rossa Byrne for a unique jewellery making session as part of "Ronan Keating's Wild Atlantic" series.
He is a gentleman... and not bad at the jewellery making!!!
Enjoy the show.

Ps, thanks to Discover Bundoran for some of the photos.

27/03/2026

With the Beardy Buck manning the shop today from 12...ish we thought we'd share the latest news from himself - "Donal Murphy of Four Men & a Dog was delighted to be featured on this year's poster for Didier Riez's Semaines Irlandaise festival in Artois Gohelle in northern France"

06/03/2026

NEW IN ❤️ Porcelain C hoop earrings, Handmade in Ballyshannon by Paula. Triple kiln fired with real 24K gold lustre detail.

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07/02/2026

Always a "Busy Bee", Paula is buzzing about her "Ocean Bubbles" and "Bombay Sapphire" glass jewellery ranges.
Don't they look great?
Call into Local Hands to view.

Pictured items/sets range from €14 to €30.
Local Hands shop. Ballyshannon is currently on Winter Hours... Open Tuesday to Saturday 12noon to 5.30pm.
www.localhands.ie

10/01/2026

Great to see Martin "Cookie" O'Halloran out collecting sponsorship for Ballyshannon Rugby Club. Jim Mc Intyre, our Wood Carver and former Prop for the Rugby Team, was delighted to sponsor something nice from Local Hands.

10/01/2026

Interesting Traditional Skills workshops here ....

✨ Interested in traditional craft skills?

The All‑Ireland Heritage Skills Programme has a great line‑up of public workshops, offering a taster of crafts like stained glass, stone carving, lime plastering, ironwork, and more.

All workshop dates, locations, and booking information on link below:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/cc/all-ireland-heritage-skills-programme-4798342