Where to Buy Sonny Angels in Ireland

Who doesn’t want a cute little naked baby with wings to stick onto their phone or stack on their shelf back home? Sonny Angels, are small, collectible figurines of a cherubic angel boy, known for wearing various headgear and being sold in blind boxes. They are just as cute as they are hard to find in Ireland, which is why we’ve gathered all the best intel on where you can get one for yourself!

1. Forbidden Planet, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

If you’re visiting the capital, Forbidden Planet on Dawson Street remains the steadiest (if still sporadic) source of Sonny Angel & Smiski stock. The cult-comics retailer receives small, allocated drops of blind boxes. Staff report every batch selling through within hours. Your best tactic is to:

• Follow their Instagram Stories for restock alerts.

• Arrive early - queues form before opening on release days.

• Bring cash-plus-card; some special editions ring through as separate SKUs, and contactless can be a bit spotty in the basement.

Top tips:

• Arrive early: doors open at 10 a.m., but the line can stretch to Anne Street by 9:30 on release days.

• Watch their Instagram Stories: posts disappear quickly, mirroring stock levels.

• Card & cash: some special editions ring through as separate SKUs, and contactless can hiccup under the basement’s Victorian brickwork.

2. Mira Mira Giftshop, Sandymount Green, Dublin 4

A ten-minute DART ride from the city centre drops you at Sandymount, where Mira Mira’s rainbow window display hides a surprisingly deep collectible shelf. The boutique lists Sonny Angels (usually the Animal and Flower series) both in-store and online at €17.95 a blind box. Even when a series shows out of stock, the product pages stay live. Mira Mira is an authorised Dreams Inc. retailer and refreshes inventory with each European container.

Why visit in person? Apart from browsing Jellycat plush and Irish-made jewellery, you can ask staff to ring you when the next batch lands.

3. Munchkins Toys & Shoes, Main Street, Gorey, Co Wexford

Hop on the Dublin–Rosslare train and you’ll roll into Gorey in just over an hour, where a candy-coloured shopfront signals you’ve reached Munchkins. The family-run store keeps several Sonny Angel series on constant rotation: recent shelves have shown Marine (€13.95), Candy-Store Charms (€18.95) and the evergreen Animal sets, all sold as blind boxes. Stock is mirrored online, and orders over €50 ship free nationwide, handy if you’re building a rainbow flock of cherubs from home.

Why visit in person? Beyond the Instagram alerts, browsing in-store means first pick of any delivery (staff usually unpack cartons straight onto the central display table), plus the chance to pair your Angels with Jellycat plush or wooden balance bikes before grabbing a coffee on Gorey’s leafy Esmonde Street.

4. What About the Rest of Ireland?

For now, authorised bricks-and-mortar stockists are limited to the capital. Cork’s stores flirted with Angels in 2024 but pivoted back to trading cards when global shortages spiked.

Your realistic alternatives are:

Option	Pros	Cons
SonnyAngelStore.com (Japan)	Guaranteed authenticity, widest range	EMS shipping ≈ €20; import VAT on orders > €150
Junior Edition (UK)	European warehouse, monthly drops	Sells out within minutes; customs if basket > €150
Pop-up conventions (DCC, Eirtakon)	Swap doubles face-to-face	Calendar-dependent; prices float with hype

Spotting Fakes in the Wild

The viral boom means counterfeits turn up at car-boot sales and dubious TikTok “drops.” Keep these rules in your back pocket:

1. Halo & wings: genuine Angels use matte vinyl, knock-offs feel slick and overly glossy.

2. Head-tilt test: originals lean a couple of degrees forward, copies sit bolt upright.

3. Dreams hologram-seal: every blind box carries a prismatic oval plus a verifiable QR code that leads to sonnyangel.com’s check page. If a seller can’t show that hologram, assume it’s counterfeit.

   
   

Until Dreams Inc. opens a dedicated Irish store, those looking for Sonny-Angel seekers should try Forbidden Planet in the city centre and Mira Mira in Sandymount. Happy hunting!