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# Gifts

Last year
2022
# Your Say
Poll: Will you regift any Christmas presents?
Or is there no such thing as an unwanted present in your life?
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Dec 30th 2022, 9:30 AM
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# for you
Irish flags, vodka and a Che Guevara stamp: Gifts given and received by Varadkar and Coveney in 2019
Books, hampers and historical gifts are often given to heads of state.
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Dec 27th 2019, 7:00 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Are you planning to re-gift anything you were given for Christmas?
We won’t tell anyone, promise…
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Dec 26th 2019, 9:00 AM
# open thread
What are the best and worst Christmas presents you've ever received? Let us know
“My dad bought me a sandwich toaster … so that I could make him toasted sandwiches.”
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Dec 25th 2019, 5:00 PM
# Your Say
Poll: When do you open your Christmas presents?
It’s a bone of contention in some homes.
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Dec 24th 2019, 8:00 PM
# Valentine's Day
We asked you about the worst Valentine's gift you've ever gotten, and it looks like some of you got shafted
Yikes.
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Feb 14th 2019, 5:57 PM
# you're too kind
A book about golf for Trump and seeds for Christine Lagarde: The gifts Varadkar gave in 2018
Bodhráns, jerseys and crystal bowls were also handed out.
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Dec 26th 2018, 7:00 AM
Open thread: What are the best and worst Christmas presents you've ever received?
Re-gifted pyjamas, anyone?
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Dec 25th 2018, 6:00 PM
# good cause
Unwanted Christmas gifts? Here's a way to donate them to homeless people
The unwanted gifts appeal takes place at St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin
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Dec 26th 2017, 10:47 AM
# secret santa
Open thread: What are the best and worst Christmas presents you've ever received?
Sometimes we get (and give) brilliant gifts and sometimes they fall wide of the mark.
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Dec 25th 2017, 8:15 AM
# you're too kind
Trump and Prince Charles got the most expensive gifts from the Taoiseach this year
Justin Trudeau got socks from Leo Varadkar (of course), among other presents.
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Dec 23rd 2017, 7:30 AM
# Christmas Shopping
11 cute Kris Kindle gifts under €11 for the beauty lover in your life
Perfect.
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Dec 3rd 2017, 8:00 PM
# for real
Brown Thomas opened its Christmas Shop today and here are the photos to prove it
With 130 days to go until Christmas Day, is it time to start the shop?
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Aug 17th 2017, 2:05 PM
# lunch crunch
Poll: How much is appropriate to give to a child making their communion?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
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Jun 26th 2017, 12:45 PM
# Enda Kenny
Linen, cufflinks, and food: The gifts to the White House from Enda Kenny
Even Barron got something.
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Mar 17th 2017, 12:45 PM
# there you go
Aran sweaters, Avoca rugs and Waterford Crystal Statue of Liberty: Gifts Taoiseach gave Ronald Reagan
Reagan said the Waterford Crystal Statue of Liberty would be displayed permanently in the Statue of Liberty Museum.
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Dec 31st 2016, 7:00 PM
# Crosscare
Unwanted Christmas gifts? Here's a way to donate them to homeless people
The unwanted gifts appeal takes place at St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin
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Dec 26th 2016, 2:26 PM
# practical
Charlie Flanagan's gift of choice? A bog oak pen
Politicians do write a lot.
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Dec 26th 2016, 7:15 AM
# Bah Humbug
Open thread: What are the best and worst presents you got this year?
An umbrella? A trip to Paris? Socks?
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Dec 25th 2016, 6:00 PM
# Heads of State
Enda Kenny really likes to give people crystal bowls
Sometimes with shamrock, sometimes without.
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Dec 25th 2016, 7:00 AM
# norn iron tees
You can now celebrate the best of Norn Iron slang with these excellent t-shirts
Catch yourself on, would ye!
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Dec 21st 2016, 10:43 AM
# Gifts
7 ways to have a green Christmas this year
While you’re hoping for a white one.
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Nov 23rd 2016, 12:52 PM
# Valentine's Day
9 Valentine's ideas for people that care about food more than flowers
Love and oil is in the air.
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Feb 10th 2016, 5:22 PM
# it's lovely honestly
Poll: Is it okay to return or exchange a Christmas gift?
‘Tis the season … of wanting a refund.
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Dec 28th 2015, 8:45 AM
# thought that counts
Open thread: What's the best and worst present you got this year?
Did you get an apron this year or maybe you got the gift you have been hinting at all year. Tell us what you got.
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Dec 25th 2015, 5:00 PM
# open thread
What are the best - and worst - Christmas presents you've ever received?
Ours include a much-coveted Furby, a shower curtain … and a cemetery plot.
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Dec 24th 2015, 10:00 AM
# gift ideas
10 things to buy a GAA fan this Christmas
Short on ideas? Don’t stress, we’ve got you covered.
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Dec 20th 2015, 7:00 AM
# emigrants
7 simple gifts to send your emigrant mates this Christmas
Go on, be a paaaal.
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Dec 12th 2015, 6:00 PM
# mo mojito please
11 ridiculous suggestions for the mojito lover in your life
Get mojito in every crevice.
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Nov 28th 2015, 3:40 PM
# sponsored by Luas
Looking for children's Christmas presents in Dublin?
Look no further – here are the best places around town to stock up.
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Nov 24th 2015, 3:49 PM
# Honesty is the best policy
These parents had to get a gift for their son's teacher and they totally nailed it
A+
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Sep 30th 2015, 7:34 AM
# feline furful
7 perfect gifts for the crazy cat lady in your life
Show them you care.
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May 22nd 2015, 10:22 AM
# fluffy teddies
Typical Valentine's Day gifts, rated by Irish people
Just a heads up on how your Valentine’s gift might go down.
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Feb 12th 2015, 12:22 PM
# Swiftmas
Taylor Swift sends fan $1989 to help pay off her student loans
Sound.
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Jan 14th 2015, 7:44 AM
# Christmas
Open Thread: What was the best Christmas present you ever got?
Your first bike, GI Joe and Sindy’s Dreamhouse… what was yours?
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Dec 25th 2014, 2:04 PM
# kris kindle
This note from an office worker epitomises the stress of Secret Santa
He’s pretty clear about the whole thing.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 7:22 PM
# PANICSTATIONS
12 unique panics of an Irish Christmas
‘TIs the season to be absolutely stressed.
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Dec 20th 2014, 8:15 PM
# so wrapit
6 quick and easy tips to make wrapping presents a bit easier
Wrapping doesn’t have to be a pain.
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Dec 17th 2014, 7:57 PM
# you get a candle
16 faces every Christmas shopper will recognise
“So, I expect you’ve all your shopping done?”
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Dec 16th 2014, 1:16 PM
# stocking stuffer
8 things you will find in every Irish Christmas stocking
Merry Christmas, here’s a satsuma.
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Dec 9th 2014, 9:30 PM
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