Amazon.ie launches in Ireland with a helping hand from Shay Given

Shay Given has helped to launch Amazon.ie, which, from today, has officially opened its virtual doors in Ireland.

The former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, a native of Lifford, was one of Irish icons including Westlife’s Nicky Byrne and media personality Vogue Williams amongst those celebrating the launch, with each making a series of Amazon.ie deliveries – including delivering signed records, books, and footballs for customers and fans alike.

Amazon.ie offers customers in Ireland a wide selection of over 200 million products with low prices in Euro, and fast, convenient delivery and returns.

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Customers will enjoy One-Day Delivery on millions of products, and can browse products with clear, local pricing and without additional customs charges. Irish businesses small and large including Barry’s Tea, Bewley’s, and Ella & Jo will also soon be available on a dedicated ‘Brands of Ireland’ page. ‘Brands of Ireland’ is part of a collaboration with Enterprise Ireland and is being set up to help customers find their favourite Irish brands, and help local businesses to achieve greater scale and success.

Starting today, customers can also join Prime on Amazon.ie for just €6.99 per month, and enjoy the very best of shopping, savings and entertainment – including fast, free delivery, exclusive deals and shopping events like Prime Day, award-winning TV shows, movies and live sport including the UEFA Champions League on Prime Video, free games on Prime Gaming, and exclusive offers with partners including Odeon cinemas and Deliveroo.

Those customers in Ireland who already have UK Prime memberships can easily switch, and will automatically have their UK Prime membership cancelled and refunded when they do so. All customers, including those who are switching from a UK membership, can try Amazon.ie Prime by signing up for a 30-day free trial.

“Our teams across the country are unbelievably proud and incredibly excited to launch Amazon.ie,” said Alison Dunn, Ireland Country Manager at Amazon. “The store brings a wide selection of great value products with fast delivery to customers in Ireland, a local Prime membership with incredible benefits and savings, and lots of opportunities for Irish businesses to reach more customers. We have been building towards this moment since the launch of our Fulfilment Centre in Dublin in 2022, and we can’t wait to write the next chapter of our story in Ireland.”

Amazon already has a rich history in Ireland and employs around 6,500 people in Cork, Dublin, and Drogheda in a diverse range of roles including data engineers, operations management, and finance. Since 2004,

Amazon has made direct investments in our Ireland operations of more than €22 billion and opened six sites across the country, including a fulfilment centre (FC) in Dublin’s Baldonnell Business Park, a delivery station in Ballycoolin, data centres, and two corporate offices in Cork and Dublin. In 2023, Irish SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €170 million in export sales, with over half of those (more than €100 million) in export sales outside the EU.

Those SMEs have also gone on to create more than 2,500 Irish jobs to support their businesses on Amazon. Amazon has also supported thousands of authors in Ireland to self-publish via Kindle Direct Publishing and awarded the Storyteller writing prize to Kildare-based Peter Gibbons in 2022. The Amazon Literary Partnership has given annual grants to non-profit literary organisations across Ireland since 2019, and last year Amazon released LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland – its first Irish Originals production, which was filmed entirely in Ireland.

Amazon.ie is available on desktop and mobile browsers, as well as the Amazon mobile shopping app. All customers will also enjoy free delivery on their first order when delivered by Amazon, whether a Prime member or not. For more information, go to amazon.ie. Sign up for a 30-day free Prime trial at Amazon.ie/prime.