Public asked to start Christmas shopping early

Dale Greenwood 09 Oct 2020

Alyssa (8) and Amilia Breen (5) whose great great grandfather John Breen was a vendor in the Fruit & Veg Market, with Santa and Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr Hazel Chu at the announcement of the upcoming Mistletown Festival at the Fruit and Veg Market near Capel Street.

A BUSINESS group representing 2,500 businesses in Dublin City centre, is urging the public to commence their Christmas shopping before the December rush.

Stores have been gearing up for Christmas and are now ready to meet customer requests, according to DublinTown.

Customers are asked to support Irish jobs by visiting city centres stores and buying from local retailers.

Post Covid, we all want to see a vibrant capital city and to make that a reality we need to make sure we support city businesses, and if purchasing on-line the public are encouraged to buy from sites that support Irish jobs.

Shopping and socialising in the city centre of Dublin under the iconic Christmas lights is a key Christmas memory for many. 2020 has been an extremely difficult year for Dublin city centre businesses.

DublinTown has shared that experience with its members and will be unable to provide new Christmas lights on some streets as it would have wished.

However, it will erect lights on 26 city centre streets including on Grafton and Henry/Mary Streets and many more. The Nollaig Shona Duit Christmas lights sign previously on Wicklow Street will be transferred to Grafton Street.