About PickIreland
PickIreland exists because buying decisions in Ireland are different: our electricity is among Europe's priciest, our weather is wet, our houses are damp, our e-scooter laws are specific, and most "best of" lists online are written for the UK or US market.
Every guide on this site compares five products per use-case with Irish running costs, Irish rules and Irish weather factored in. We keep guides updated as prices and models change.
Who writes PickIreland
André Pires — Founder & Editor. André Pires founded PickIreland to cut through the noise of online shopping for Irish homes. Every guide compares products on Irish prices, running costs on Irish electricity, local weather and Irish rules — so readers can pick the right product without opening 40 tabs.
How we research
For each guide we shortlist five products per use-case, then compare them on manufacturer specifications, verified owner feedback, running costs at current Irish electricity rates, and suitability for Irish conditions and rules. We update prices and picks as models change. We may earn an affiliate commission when you buy through our links, at no extra cost to you — this never changes our rankings.
What we don't do: we don't physically test products in a lab. Our comparisons are built from manufacturer specifications, verified owner feedback and published data — we say so plainly rather than implying hands-on testing we haven't done.
Sources we rely on
Where a guide quotes an Irish figure, it comes from a primary source rather than an estimate:
- Electricity rates — running-cost calculations use a domestic day rate of about €0.38/kWh (July 2026), cross-checked against SEAI energy price statistics and published supplier standard rates. Night rates on smart meters typically run €0.17–0.19/kWh.
- E-scooter and e-bike law — power, speed and weight limits are taken from the statutory instrument text on irishstatutebook.ie (S.I. 199 of 2024), not from retailer descriptions.
- Pollen and weather — seasonal timings follow Met Éireann published forecasts.
- Prices and owner ratings — taken from Amazon.ie listings at time of writing, and flagged as indicative because they change constantly.
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