The Celtic Tiger boom in Irish housing from the early nineties has contributed in no small way to the development of more superior homes with cutting-edge design and innovation obvious in every aspect of the modern Irish home.

In the case of bathrooms, these have undergone a transformation from a functional and basic area used for grooming and cleaning purposes to a room that provides a luxury retreat to unwind and relax.

The Irish market is awash (pardon the pun!) with bathroom accessories and recreation fittings for bathrooms that were unheard of ten years ago. In other areas of this Bathrooms Ireland site, you will see the bewildering range of features that you can incorporate into your bathroom. It is an overwhelming exercise to select from such choice and still attempt to match your budget.

The first consideration is of course the bath itself, around which all of the rest of the room will set. In this section, we explore the choices that are available in mainstream baths that will fit all sizes of bathrooms. Family size and circumstances will dictate the budget to need to have before you shop. Whatever the case, selection of bath should also be a selfish exercise on your behalf. Spoil yourself a little when it is your money that is buying it on behalf of the family because there is nothing as relaxing as a long restful bath at the end of the day. You deserve it.

We stay away from the multi-purpose and fancier options here and provide you with information on basic but functional baths.

You can find more elaborate and expensive products, such as Jacuzzi baths, in our Hydrotherapy Section.