>>Also - if you mention a shop, could you please take a moment to look at their site and see if they will ship to Ireland?
Most of the larger shops ship abroad... Eleanor Burns comes to mind. She has two sites,
http://www.eleanorburns.com and
http://www.quiltinaday.com.
http://www.missouriquiltco.com/ does, too.
http://www.fabric.com does, too.
http://www.thousandsofbolts.com does, too.
http://www.fabricwarehouse.com does NOT.
http://www.connectingthreads.com, US and Canada only
There are so many, it's impossible to list them all. I'm sure others on this board can tell you even more.