Hugh & Conor Mc Allister

Hugh and Conor Mc Allister are the brothers behind The Grafton Barber, Ireland’s largest chain of family-owned barbershops. Since opening their first shop on Dublin’s Grafton Street in 1993, they have championed barbering as a force for good.

In 2017 they took that ethos global by founding World Barber Day, marked every September 16th, a date chosen to echo 1096, the year barber-surgeons formed their first organisation and proof that barbers have always been more than just haircutters.

On World Barber Day, barbershops worldwide open their doors as usual but with a charitable twist, encouraging clients to donate to the cause of their choice.

The movement has grown from a single day into a global celebration of the craft, care and community behind every cut, uniting barbers across continents behind one shared cause.

Rooted in that same spirit, Hugh and Conor continue to lead The Grafton Barber across more than 60 locations in Ireland and the UK, and to prove that a simple haircut can spark something far greater.