How the IKEA collection service works
IKEA in the Republic of Ireland means one store — Ballymun in Dublin — and a delivery service that gets expensive quickly, especially for larger orders that go beyond a single parcel. Buying online and picking a proper collection service is very often cheaper, faster and better than paying IKEA's own kerbside fee.
The process is simple. Place your order online for collection at Ballymun, share the order confirmation and your Kilkenny address with us, and we do the round trip. Everything is carried into your home and placed in the right room — not dropped at the front door.
What we collect
- Full PAX wardrobe systems — the flat-pack that will never fit in a normal car
- KIVIK, FRIHETEN and EKTORP sofas — including corner units
- HEMNES, MALM and BRIMNES bedroom sets
- POÄNG chairs, KALLAX shelving, LACK units — anything oversized
- Full-kitchen collections (METOD units, worktops, sinks, taps, appliances)
- Mattresses, bed frames, ottoman-style storage beds
- Large mirrors, rugs and glass-topped tables
Pricing
- Single big-item IKEA collection (one PAX, one KIVIK, one MALM set) — from €120
- Full van-load — typical for kitchen orders, bedroom refurbs, house set-ups — from €180
- Kilkenny → Waterford or Carlow onward drop on the same run — extra €40
- Very large kitchen orders where the flat-pack is too much for one van — quoted individually
This compares to IKEA's own home delivery, which often starts around €90 for a small item and rises quickly with volume — plus it's kerbside only, so the customer still has to carry it in.
Coordinating the day
Send the order-confirmation email and a rough delivery window. We check current collection times at Ballymun, book you in on a route that suits, and drive up to collect from the IKEA click-and-collect bay. Ballymun to Kilkenny is roughly 90 minutes each way in normal traffic — you'll get a WhatsApp when we're loaded and again when we're on the last kilometre to your door.
Can I come along?
Yes — plenty of customers make it a day out, especially for kitchen planning or bedroom-refurb runs. Two seats in the cab, plenty of room in the back for the trip home. Adds a bit to the day but saves a separate Dublin round trip and lets you make final choices in-store.
IKEA returns
Returns to Ballymun are handled too. If you've a wardrobe piece that arrived damaged or an item that turned out to be the wrong size, we can collect and drop it back on the next scheduled Ballymun run — priced as a one-way trip.
Coverage from Ballymun
The main delivery city is Kilkenny but the same run drops onward across the South-East — Carlow, Waterford, Wexford, Laois and Tipperary. If we're already on the road, adding a stop is cheap. Cork and Limerick IKEA runs are longer and quoted individually.