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Find the Best Shopify Experts in Ireland

Getting a Shopify store trading in Ireland is mostly configuration, not engineering. Shopify Payments pays out in euro, the admin and checkout run in English, and Shopify Tax is available for EU VAT. What Shopify won't do is file that VAT for you, or market the store once it's live.

Thirteen Shopify experts in Ireland have a profile on shopexperts as of October 2026: 10 agencies and 3 freelancers, working from Dublin and Dundalk. Twelve of them offer store setup and management, and nine also sell marketing and growth work, so one team can carry you from launch into the months after it.

The Irish profiles come first below, followed by experts elsewhere in Europe. Shortlist two or three and send each one the same brief.

Top-rated Shopify experts in Ireland

Laura Dolgy
LD
Shopify ConsultantOttawa, CanadaFrom $500
5.00(10 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
95

Shopify SEO and AEO Consultant–Let's get you found. I built my own Shopify store, The Kind Pet, to $50K in its first year organically with zero ad spend. That's the same structure I build for other stores: collections mapped to how people actually search, content that answers the question before they're asked, and a site that both Google and AI search engines can actually read. After 8+ years working in eCommerce (including building Shopify stores and helping brands double their traffic while growing organic revenue to 30–50% through SEO and conversion strategies), I made the move fully into Shopify growth consulting. What I work on: Site and navigation architecture by user intent Commercial keyword research paired with the collection build-out FAQ and AEO structure–mapped and marked up as schema Internal linking maps built for faster indexing Technical SEO and Core Web Vitals Backlinking SEO Content Marketing Conversion Rate Optimization Recent results: Skincare brand achieving $20K in Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales from organic sales Client organic revenue up 255% in one month, and a separate client up 104% in three months, following collection and keyword restructuring Repeat clients who return project after project once the structure is in place Types of clients: Small to medium-sized merchants Beauty, apparel, hardware, pets, etc. 2-6 year client lifetime–we strive for long-term partnerships Canadian merchants: I charge the same in USD and CAD, so you'll never have to pay for conversion.

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Ivan Seleznev
IS
Frontend EngineerBelgrade, SerbiaFrom $200
5.00(27 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
95

Senior Shopify Developer with 10+ years of experience building, customizing, and optimizing Shopify and Shopify Plus stores. I specialize in theme development, Liquid, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, performance optimization, app integrations, and creating scalable eCommerce solutions tailored to business goals. I’ve worked across the full development lifecycle, from translating design concepts into responsive, high-performing storefronts to troubleshooting complex technical issues and improving conversion-focused user experiences. I’m also known for fast delivery, clean implementation, and reliable collaboration to deliver business-driven solutions on time.

Awais Javed
AJ
Front-End DeveloperOttawa, CanadaFrom $295
5.00(19 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
100

I'm a Shopify developer with years of hands-on experience building and scaling e-commerce stores — from custom theme development to conversion rate optimization and third-party integrations. I've worked with brands like Après Nail and through platforms like Storetasker, delivering solutions that look great and perform even better. I specialize in Liquid programming, frontend development, and UI/UX enhancement. Whether you need a full theme build, a tricky app integration, or a speed and SEO overhaul, I bring a detail-oriented approach that gets results — not just code. I leverage AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot throughout my workflow — drafting Liquid logic faster, QA-testing edge cases, and generating content-ready section structures. This means faster turnaround, fewer revisions, and more value for your budget. My background spans custom store builds, GA4 + GTM tracking setups, Klaviyo integrations, loyalty app configurations, A/B testing, and cross-functional collaboration with design and marketing teams. I treat every project like it's my own store on the line. I'm a Computer Software Engineering graduate and Growth Collective certified in Creative Website Design (Shopify). Let's build something that converts.

Slash Themes
ST
AgencyNew Delhi, IndiaFrom $500
5.00(16 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
80

At Slash Themes, we are a Shopify-focused commerce studio built to help ambitious brands launch, scale, and optimize high-performing storefronts with speed and precision. For over 7+ years, we’ve partnered with growing and enterprise merchants to architect Shopify and Shopify Plus experiences that are not only visually compelling but structurally built for scale. From complex replatforming projects to custom feature development, we create solutions that simplify operations, enhance customer journeys, and unlock new revenue opportunities. Our approach blends strategy, design, and deep technical expertise—covering custom theme development, custom app development, performance optimization, CRO, and data-driven enhancements. Every build is crafted with flexibility, speed, and long-term growth in mind, ensuring brands can evolve without limitations. More than a development team, we act as a dedicated Shopify partner—continuously refining, optimizing, and supporting the stores we build so our clients can focus on what matters most: growing their business. Core Shopify Services Shopify Store Setup & Configuration Shopify Theme Customization & Development Store Migration to Shopify (WooCommerce, Magento, etc.) Speed & Performance Optimization App Integration & Custom Functionality Bug Fixing & Troubleshooting Custom Design Implementation (Figma/PSD to Shopify) Ongoing Store Maintenance & Support ✦ With teams based in Germany and India, we support Shopify brands globally.

Dzenana Delibasic
DD
Front-End DeveloperSarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaFrom $120
5.00(4 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
65

Most Shopify stores appear great, but they often fail under the hood. I’ve spent 10 years ensuring that doesn't happen. From custom theme architecture to sophisticated API integrations (CRMs, fulfillment, and custom apps), I provide full-stack solutions that streamline your operations and maximize ROI. What I bring to your project: Precision Frontend: Custom-coded interfaces using React/Vue and Next.js for a lightning-fast, 'app-like' feel. Full-Stack Logic: Deep expertise in Liquid and Shopify APIs to automate your backend and sync your tech stack. Strategic Optimization: A relentless focus on SEO, site speed, and UX that drives actual sales. Whether you need a headless setup or a high-converting custom theme, I offer the agility of a boutique agency with the technical depth of an enterprise team.

Offered services
Shopify Development
Store Setup & Management
AI & Emerging Tech
Consulting & Strategy
Nine Commerce
NC
AgencyOttawa, CanadaFrom $199
5.00(2 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
75

Nine Commerce is a boutique Shopify development agency specializing in high-performance, conversion-focused ecommerce stores. We help DTC brands and marketing teams build fast, scalable Shopify experiences through expert theme development, UX optimization, custom integrations, and performance tuning. Clean builds. No fluff. Results-driven execution.

Richard Forbes-Simpson
RF
Shopify Plus EngineerNewcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomFrom $100
5.00(8 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
85

Shopify stores that earn their keep. I run Graftstudio, the technical and commercial lead for mid-market DTC brands on Shopify Plus. Brands bring me in when the store has outgrown the people who set it up. I find what it's costing, fix what the numbers say pays, and measure every change. In 15+ years I have partnered with over 160 brands that generate £80m in sales across their stores. Cult Gaia, Victoria Beckham, Gymshark, Seafolly and Ireland's largest salon group among them. I'm a Shopify Plus Partner, and three in four brands come back. I take on a small number of brands at a time, offering audits, fix sprints and fractional store ownership.

Phil Blakemore
PB
Shopify Plus EngineerLondon, United KingdomFrom $40
5.00(2 reviews)
shopexpertsscore
85

I'm Phil, founder of Candystore Studio, a Shopify studio. I've spent over 12 years building for the web and the last 6 on Shopify, including work for brands such as BrewDog, Hoodrich, Ooni and Vuse UK. Most of my work now is keeping Shopify stores working, secure and lean as brands do more themselves with AI tools and native Shopify features. Building a section with Sidekick or ChatGPT takes an afternoon. What takes the time is everything after: code that breaks on the next theme update, apps nobody remembers installing, scripts left behind by old apps, tracking that quietly stops. That is the part I take off your plate. In practice that means auditing what is installed and who has access, repairing and documenting AI-generated code, replacing single-job apps with native Shopify features or clean theme code, and monthly care for brands that want an expert watching the store. My core stack is Liquid and Online Store 2.0, JavaScript and TypeScript, and I work regularly with Klaviyo, Recharge, Rebuy, Algolia and Judge.me. When a project needs design or branding, Candystore's design team works alongside me. Every engagement starts with a fixed-price review and a written report you can act on with me or anyone else. Work happens on a duplicate theme and goes live only after your sign-off.

Ireland's 13: agencies first, marketing close behind

Mostly agencies. Ten of the 13 experts based in Ireland are agencies, against 3 freelancers. That suits a merchant who wants build, marketing and support under one contract. For a single theme fix or a product import, one of the three freelancers will usually be quicker to brief, and you'll speak to the person doing the work.

Setup and marketing lead. Store Setup & Management appears on 12 profiles and Marketing & Growth on 9. Shopify Development is listed by 7, and Consulting & Strategy and Design, UX & Branding by 4 each. Operations and copywriting each appear on a single profile, so if fulfilment or product copy is the real problem, plan to look beyond Ireland.

English is the working language. Twelve of the 13 list English. Russian, Turkish, Dutch and French appear once each, which helps if you sell into the Netherlands or France and want translated pages checked by a native reader. Nobody on the Irish list names Irish as a language.

Dublin or Dundalk. No Irish profile gives another base. A merchant in Cork or Galway will work remotely with any of the 13.

Below the Irish profiles. Experts based in Ireland appear first. Further down, the page adds experts based outside Ireland who also serve merchants across Europe. Use that second group if you need operations, fulfilment or more development capacity than the Irish list offers.

What Irish Shopify experts charge to start

Eleven of the 13 experts based in Ireland list a starting price. The tiles below use those figures, in USD and dated October 2026; Irish profiles with a zero price aren't counted.

Middle half of starting prices

$175 – $4,375

Half of the published Irish prices fall here

Median starting price

$2,500

Half list less, half list more

Top quarter of listed prices

$4,375 – $7,500

The upper end of the 11 Irish prices

A starting price tells you the floor an expert works from, not what your project will cost. Half of the Irish experts who publish a price start at $2,500 or more, yet a quarter start at $175 or less. Check which end your job belongs to before you brief anyone.

What moves the price. Catalogue size, a migration from another platform, how many countries and currencies you sell in, and how much marketing is in scope. For quotes you can line up side by side, send every expert the same brief: product count, current platform, target markets, the apps you can't lose, and a launch date.

Getting an Irish store ready to trade on Shopify

Payments in euro. Shopify Payments covers stores based in Ireland, with every payout made in euro. Your expert should set it up as the main gateway, since Tap to Pay on Shopify POS won't work without it.

In-person sales. Shopify sells POS hardware directly to Irish merchants through its hardware store, and in Ireland, Tap to Pay runs on both iPhone and Android phones with Shopify POS, enough for a Dublin market stall. If you run a shop as well as a website, ask your expert to link POS stock to the online catalogue before you open the doors.

Shopify Capital. Eligible businesses based in Ireland can be offered Shopify Capital. It isn't part of a build, but it's worth knowing about before you finance a rebuild some other way.

VAT. An Irish store opening now has two tax options: Shopify Tax or Manual Tax. Basic Tax survives only for stores configured for EU tax collection before 13 May 2026, and the EU's One-Stop Shop (Union OSS) only works through Shopify Tax or Basic Tax. Shopify does not file or remit VAT, so a good expert leaves you with settings and reports your accountant can work from. VAT setup specialists take this on as a stand-alone job.

English, not Irish. The admin and checkout are available in English, but Shopify provides no Irish translation for either. A brand that wants Irish on its product pages can write them itself; an Irish-language checkout falls outside Shopify's built-in languages, and your expert should scope that before quoting.

Setup and marketing first: Irish profiles by service

Ranked from the most common service on the 13 Irish profiles down.

Store Setup & Management

On 12 of 13 Irish profiles: builds, settings, catalogue and launch

Marketing & Growth

Listed by 9, the second-strongest skill on this list

Shopify Development

7 experts: custom themes, sections and integrations

Consulting & Strategy

4 experts: audits, planning and platform choices

Design, UX & Branding

4 experts: theme design, layouts and brand work

Irish merchants' questions on agencies, VAT and design

Should an Irish store hire an agency or one of the three freelancers?

Agencies make up 10 of the 13 experts based in Ireland, so they dominate the list, but the right choice depends on the job. A full launch with ongoing marketing suits an agency. A defined task with a clear finish, such as a theme change or a speed fix, often suits a freelancer better and costs less to manage. Check who will actually do the work before you weigh one proposal against another.

Where can I find custom Shopify web design in Ireland?

Design, UX & Branding appears on 4 of the 13 Irish profiles, well behind store setup and marketing. For a standard theme that's no problem: most setup experts can install and customise a premium theme competently. For a brand identity built from scratch or a fully custom theme, read those four profiles first, then widen to designers based elsewhere in Europe further down the listing.

Is it worth hiring a Shopify expert in Dublin specifically?

Only if you need someone on site. A Dublin-based expert earns their keep on a shop fit-out with POS, or on a day of in-person staff training. For an online-only store, judge experts on the stores they've launched in euro, not on their address. Most of the work happens in the admin and on video calls either way, wherever the expert sits.

Shopify Tax or Manual Tax: which suits a small Irish store?

Shopify Tax, for most. Once you ship to buyers elsewhere in the EU and report through OSS, Manual Tax is off the table. Manual Tax only makes sense for a store selling in Ireland alone that wants to set every rate itself. Either way, settle it with your accountant before going live, because they'll be filing from whatever the store records.

Can a UK-based expert set up my Irish store?

Yes, and the listing below includes experts based in the UK who work with European merchants. Check one thing above all: that they've set up a store for an EU business. An Irish store pays out in euro, where a UK store is paid in pounds, and it runs on Shopify's EU VAT set-up, including the One-Stop Shop if your accountant uses it. Then ask to see an Irish or other EU store they've launched.