5.0 · ~394 reviews Galway, Ireland · Est. 2014

Sharp looks. Zero compromise. Galway's chair.

Traditional craft, contemporary style — precision cuts, skin fades and hot-towel shaves from the barbershop Galway has trusted since 2014. Now bigger and sharper after joining forces with Icon Barbershop.

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The numbers behind the chair — earned cut by cut, not claimed.
5.0★Google rating · ~394 reviews
Est. 2014A decade of Galway grooming
×2 shopsCutthroat × Icon Barbershop

The problem

A bad cut follows you for weeks.

You know the feeling: you sit down, mumble "just tidy it up," and walk out with someone else's idea of your hair. Rushed chairs. Zero consultation. A fade that grows out crooked by Friday.

And when you finally find a barber you trust? Booking is a treasure hunt — no menu, no prices, no way to grab a slot without ringing around or queueing on a Saturday.

Rushed 15-minute cuts No consultation Fades that grow out badly No online booking Different barber every visit Mystery pricing
Barber's clippers, scissors and tools laid out on slate

The Cutthroat method

Traditional craft. Contemporary edge.

We built Cutthroat on an old-school belief: a haircut is a craft, not a conveyor belt. Every appointment starts with a proper consultation — your hair, your face shape, your routine — and ends with the details lesser shops skip: crisp lines, a hot towel, and styling you can repeat at home.

  • Consultation first, clippers second

    We talk before we cut, so the result matches the picture in your head — not ours.

  • Precision over speed

    Proper sectioning, blended fades, razor-sharp edges. Your cut is given the time it deserves.

  • Hot-towel finish, every time

    The old ritual: hot towel, clean lines, styled finish. You leave sharper than you arrived.

  • Your barber remembers your cut

    Book the same chair, get the same result. Consistency is the whole point.

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Services

The menu.

Every service, every detail, bookable online in under a minute. Pick your service, pick your chair, pick your time — done.

Barber blending a precision skin fade≈ 45 min
01

Signature Cut

Consultation, precision scissor-and-clipper work, wash and style. The full Cutthroat cut — built around your hair, not a template.

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Textured crop haircut finished by barber≈ 40 min
02

Skin Fade

Seamless blend from skin to length, razor-crisp hairline and neckline. A fade engineered to grow out clean for weeks.

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Pomade, straight razors and grooming products on dark wood≈ 75 min
03

Cut & Hot-Towel Shave

The full works: signature cut followed by a traditional straight-razor shave with hot towels and oils. Walk out a new man.

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Barber sculpting a client's beard with scissors≈ 30 min
04

Beard Sculpt

Shape, line-up and detail with hot towel and beard oils. Because a great beard is designed, not just grown.

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Barber styling a client's hair in the chair≈ 30 min
05

Junior Cut (under 12)

Patient, unrushed cuts for young gentlemen. First-timers welcome — we make the chair feel like the coolest seat in Galway.

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Barber refining a haircut with clippers≈ 15 min
06

Neckline Tidy

Between-cut maintenance: neckline, edges and sideburns cleaned up. Keeps the cut looking fresh for weeks longer.

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A note on pricing: we don't publish a price list online because every head of hair is different. Your exact price is confirmed clearly when you book — no surprises at the till.

How it works

From phone to fresh cut in four steps.

No ringing around. No queueing on a Saturday hoping for a gap. Your chair, reserved before you leave the house.

Book online

Pick your service, your barber and your time below. Takes under a minute — no account needed.

Under a minute

We confirm

You get a confirmation by text. Need to move it? One quick message and it's sorted.

By text

Consult & cut

Sit down, talk it through, then the craft: precision cut, crisp lines, hot-towel finish.

Zero waiting

Walk out sharp

Styled, finished, and booked in for next time before you reach the door — if you want.

Every time

Our story

Two shops. One standard.

Cutthroat opened its doors in 2014 with a simple idea: bring old-school barbering craft to Galway and do it properly. A decade later, the chairs are still full — and now the story gets bigger.

We've joined forces with Icon Barbershop: two Galway institutions under one roof, one team, one uncompromising standard. More chairs, more barbers, same Cutthroat craft you've trusted for ten years.

2014

Cutthroat opens in Galway

Traditional cuts, straight razors and hot towels — a craft-first barbershop from day one.

2014–now

A decade of sharp heads

Thousands of cuts later, a 5.0-star rating from ~394 reviews — and regulars who won't sit anywhere else.

Today

Cutthroat × Icon Barbershop

Two shops become one team. More availability, more talent, the same standard in every chair.

Inside a traditional barbershop with leather chairs and brick walls
CUTTHROAT × ICONStronger together

The crew

Hands you can trust.

Every barber in our chairs cuts to the Cutthroat standard — consult first, rush never. Come meet yours.

Master barber portrait

The Founder's Chair

Master Barber

Traditional cuts and straight-razor shaves. The hands that started Cutthroat in 2014.

Barber cutting hair in the shop

The Fade Specialist

Skin fades · Modern styles

Seamless blends, textured crops and contemporary cuts that grow out clean.

Barber detailing a haircut

The Beard Architect

Beards · Hot towels

Sculpted beards, crisp line-ups and the full hot-towel ritual, done properly.

Classic barber chair in the shop

The Icon Team

Now under one roof

The Icon Barbershop crew, bringing their craft to the Cutthroat standard.

Want to know who's in your chair? Ask for your barber by name when you book — regulars get their regular. New here? Tell us the look you're after and we'll match you with the right hands.

The work

Real craft from real chairs. Drag through the shop.

Precision skin fade in progress
Skin fade detail
Vintage leather barber chair
The classic chair
Beard sculpting with scissors
Beard sculpt
Textured crop being finished
Textured crop
Grooming products and razors on the bench
Tools of the trade
Barbershop interior with brick walls
The shop floor
Clippers and scissors on slate
Bench setup
Barber at work in the shop
In the chair
5.0★
★★★★★

~394 Google reviews.
Every one of them earned in the chair —
never bought, never faked.

Social proof

Galway keeps coming back.

A 5.0-star rating across ~394 reviews doesn't happen by accident. It happens one consultation, one clean fade, one hot towel at a time — for over a decade.

  • Rated on Google — find us on thisisgalway.ie best-barbers lists and Google reviews alike.
  • Regulars since 2014 — clients who started as students now bring their own sons.
  • Word of mouth — most new faces arrive because a mate wouldn't shut up about their cut.
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Online booking

Grab your chair.

Four quick steps and your slot is ours. We'll confirm by text — and if you'd rather talk to a human, we're one call away.

083 396 5437Call or WhatsApp — we'll sort you out info@cutthroat.ieFor group bookings & questions
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1 · Pick your service

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2 · Pick your barber

Or take the first available chair.

3 · Pick a time

Live availability for the next two weeks.

4 · Your details

We'll text to confirm your slot.

Your booking

Service—
Barber—
When—

No payment now — pay in the shop. Need to change anything? Just reply to our confirmation text.

Request received.

Thanks — we'll text you shortly to confirm your slot. Looking forward to having you in the chair.

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Questions

Before you sit down.

Anything else? Call 083 396 5437 or mail info@cutthroat.ie — a human answers.

We don't publish a fixed price list because every head of hair is different. Your exact price is confirmed clearly when you book — and again before we start. No surprises at the till, ever.

Walk-ins are welcome when there's a free chair — but Saturdays and evenings fill fast. Booking online guarantees your slot and means zero waiting. It takes under a minute.

Cutthroat and Icon Barbershop have joined forces — two Galway shops, one team, one standard. For you that means more chairs, more barbers and easier booking, with the same craft Cutthroat has delivered since 2014.

Yes — and we recommend it. Pick your barber in step 2 of the booking above, and they'll remember your cut, your preferences and how you like your edges. Consistency is the whole point.

Absolutely. Our Junior Cut is for under-12s — patient, unrushed, and first-timer friendly. Parents are welcome to stay in the chair-side seat.

Life happens. Reply to your confirmation text or call 083 396 5437 and we'll move you — no charge, no drama. We just ask for as much notice as you can manage.

Yes — it's one of the things we're known for. Traditional hot-towel straight-razor shaves, on their own as part of a Beard Sculpt or paired with a cut in the Cut & Hot-Towel Shave.

No more bad hair weeks

Your chair is waiting.

Galway's 5.0-star barbershop since 2014 — now with the Icon crew under one roof. Book in under a minute. Walk out sharp.

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