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  • 5 Irish children’s books for Christmas reviewed by under-6s

    5 Irish children’s books for Christmas reviewed by under-6s

    Kids, eh? I have two, Michael who is aged 5, and Juliette, who is 4. When you see them bouncing off walls, shouting to watch Pokémon, or insisting they need your phone for important spy-related work, it always seems incredible to me that old-fashioned words arranged on boring paper can not just hold their attention, […]

    5 years ago

  • An Post moves forward last date to guarantee delivery of Christmas presents

    An Post moves forward last date to guarantee delivery of Christmas presents

    Just 5 more days. An Post has advised large-scale Irish and international online retailers that due to record volumes of online shopping, it can only guarantee pre-Christmas delivery of e-commerce parcels received into its processing system by close of business on Monday next, 14 December. A spokesperson for An Post said: “We’re running a full […]

    5 years ago

  • 7 gazebos from €40 to €12,000 for your outdoors entertaining

    7 gazebos from €40 to €12,000 for your outdoors entertaining

    Who knows for how much longer we can entertain guests at our homes. But if you are thinking of having the one other household over for a visit that Level 3 in Ireland permits, then receiving in the back/front garden could be the way to do it. “Will I bring my brolly/raincoat/waders?” your guests might […]

    6 years ago