Tag Archives: Christmas

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Today is Black Friday – the chaotic first day of the Christmas shopping season in the States. The annual scramble for special discounts has resulted in four deaths and 64 stampede related injuries since 2006.

Behold the cutting edge of consumer hysteria.

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snowy1pier Launching the Dun Laoghaire [Co Dublin] Christmas Festival on Dun Laoghaire’s East Pier in “Husky weather” yesterday were from top: Lucia and Lenny with Snowy and above from left: Fionn, Lucia, Lenny, and Sophie with Ben

The Dun Laoghaire Christmas Festival runs between November 30-January 1 and includes a ‘Santa Hat world record’ attempt for Barnardo’s on December 21.

The current record stands at 872 santa hat wearers (assembled in America in 2010) which doesn’t sound completely unbeatable, in fairness. Enrolments here.

Pics; Clodagh Kilcoyne

grafton streetThe ludicrously tacky magnificent drop earrings chandeliers are back.

Grafton Street, Dubai Dublin 12.45am.

Buy STUFF!

Thanks Mulch

Meanwhile…
90319863903198679031986590319862The windows of Brown Thomas, Grafton Street last night celebrating theatre life (with costumes and props from The Abbey).

A team of six artists spent more than 300 hours dressing each window scene involving more than 3,000 individual pieces of decorations and lights..

(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

bathavenueThe Christmas house on Bath Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin last night.

The house owned by William Tilly is available to view – once lit – up for a small donation to to the ESB Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Service in Harold’s Cross, Dublin.

Thanks Rapscallion.

Clarea) Yes

b) No

c) Paul Mariner

If you answered a) or even c) you are cordially invited to a traditional pub quiz to be held in aid of the Children’s Hospital in Crumlin at the Rathmines Inn, Rathmines, Dublin, on Saturday, November 23, 2013.

The cost is €10 per person, with four people per table.

The night will include music, ‘nibbles’, ‘spot prizes’ and a very high chance of a tombola-style raffle.

More here

Nibbles.

Thanks Kevin Byrne