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# presents - Friday 27 December, 2019
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.
# presents - Wednesday 25 December, 2019
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.”
# presents - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
Poll: When do you open your Christmas presents?
It’s a bone of contention in some homes.
# presents - Saturday 21 December, 2019
Flying somewhere for Christmas? Don't wrap any presents you're bringing onto the plane
People will likely be requested to open any wrapped gifts while they go through airport security.
# presents - Wednesday 13 February, 2019
6 seriously last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts that could go down either way
You’re cutting it fine.
# presents - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
This Dublin charity will put your unwanted Christmas presents to good use
People with unwanted gifts are being asked to donate them so they can be distributed to homeless people.
# presents - Tuesday 25 December, 2018
Open thread: What are the best and worst Christmas presents you've ever received?
Re-gifted pyjamas, anyone?
# presents - Monday 24 December, 2018
Poll: When is the best time to open Christmas presents?
First thing in the morning, or do you play the long game?
# presents - Saturday 22 December, 2018
Looking to buy books for Christmas gifts? Here's how to please every adult with Irish writing
Whether they’re an avid reader or an occasional reader, we’ve got you sorted.
# presents - Tuesday 26 December, 2017
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
# presents - Monday 25 December, 2017
Poll: When is the right time to open the presents?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
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.
# presents - Saturday 23 December, 2017
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.
# presents - Thursday 21 December, 2017
Irish building apprentices deliver handmade toys to children's charities
The Sisk & Son construction company has been making toys for charities at Christmas for the last 40 years.
# presents - Wednesday 20 December, 2017
Poll: Do you wrap Christmas gifts?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
# presents - Tuesday 5 December, 2017
Poll: Do you do Kris Kindle with your family?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
# presents - Monday 26 December, 2016
Charlie Flanagan's gift of choice? A bog oak pen
Politicians do write a lot.
# presents - Sunday 25 December, 2016
Open thread: What are the best and worst presents you got this year?
An umbrella? A trip to Paris? Socks?
# presents - Saturday 24 December, 2016
From The Daily Edge 
22 Toys To Fill You Full Of Christmas Nostalgia
One more sleep.
# presents - Friday 23 December, 2016
Good news: Santa gets all-clear to fly in Irish airspace
There were fears Storm Barbara could have interfered with Santa’s travel plans.
Poll: Do you do Kris Kindle in your family?
Do you think adult families should concentrate on buying each adult sibling one decent Christmas present rather than everyone buying for everyone?
# presents - Saturday 17 December, 2016
Decoy boxes and old shoes - The best places to hide presents from burglars
Almost half of Irish people leave their presents under the tree in plain sight.
# presents - Sunday 11 December, 2016
From drummers drumming to a partridge in a pear tree - just how much would 12 Days of Christmas cost?
PNC Wealth Management Christmas Price Index measures the cost each year.
# presents - Saturday 10 December, 2016
Gardaí out in force for Christmas enforcement campaign
Christmas trees and presents – gardaí have all sorts of advice at this time of the year.
# presents - Tuesday 29 December, 2015
Animal charity fear this lost puppy was abandoned Christmas gift
They are searching for his owners in the hope he just got lost.
# presents - Monday 28 December, 2015
Poll: Is it okay to return or exchange a Christmas gift?
‘Tis the season … of wanting a refund.
# presents - Sunday 27 December, 2015
This charity wants your unwanted gifts - even that awful scarf you got
Crosscare will redistribute them to young people in care and the homeless.
# presents - Saturday 26 December, 2015
12 of the best worst Christmas presents of 2015
Have yourself a merry little Christmas…
# presents - Friday 25 December, 2015
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.
The world's largest Christmas stocking is truly, ridiculously massive
Yes, but have you started your shopping yet?
# presents - Thursday 24 December, 2015
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.
Poll: Did you spend more money this Christmas?
Indications are that shoppers this year will have spent more on presents than they have in years.
# presents - Wednesday 23 December, 2015
The 6 stages of grief when you get a rubbish Christmas present
It’s an emotional rollercoaster, that’s for sure.
10 tips to keep you stress-free this Christmas
Have you got lost somewhere in one of your lists – here are some practical tips to help you through the holiday season.
# presents - Wednesday 16 December, 2015
10 books that will make brilliant last-minute Christmas gifts
Go and grab ‘em.
# presents - Saturday 12 December, 2015
30 wonderfully Irish Christmas pressies for under €30
Your gift list, sorted.
# presents - Friday 11 December, 2015
10 struggles people who are shite at wrapping presents know too well
The bane of our Christmas lives.
11 perfect Christmas gifts your constantly cold friends will appreciate
Everything is under €25…!
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Poll: Are live debates influencing how you'll vote in the General Election?
WE’RE JUST 11 days out from poll day for the General Election.
Last night, the seven leaders from the main political parties took part in RTÉ’s first live TV debate of the campaign.
The leaders of political parties which included – Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar, Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald, Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin, Green Party’s Eamon Ryan, People Before Profit’s Richard Boyd Barrett, Labour’s Brendan Howlin and Roísín Shortall of the Social Democrats – clashed over housing, pensions, crime and taxation.
This debate came after Varadkar and Martin went head-to-head on Virgin Media One last week.
So, today we want to know: Are live debates influencing how you’ll vote in the General Election?
Poll Results:
No (7582)
Yes (2725)
I'm not sure / no opinion (592)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Wedding prayers and toasts can sound so beautiful in Irish, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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