I went to Deirdre Lawless once in Lucan village. She did her training with Frank Hessian. I found her quite good, but the second time I went back I got a different stylist, who was not quite as good.
I second the above reply, i had the same experience, deirdre did a really great cut and consultation, but as far as colour went i wasnt happy at all and i had to go somewhere else to get it fixed. Somebody did the colour first and then deirdre cut it. Another time i got it cut by someone else there as deirdre wasnt available and i wasnt happy at all, she completely forgot to cut my fringe until i reminded her!!
I'm reliably informed o) that Marcus in Salon of Capelli in Lucan is very handy with his scissors. You'll get a list of most (all?) Lucan hardressers here, including Deirdre Lawless.