Dublin decks the halls

SEVERAL Southside locals have been named among the six finalists for the 2018 Ireland's Most Christmassy Home competition.

Now in its third year, entries were received from all across the country for this festive competition.

A total of six finalists from Dublin, Limerick, Wicklow and Wexford are competing for the national honour and are in the running to win thousands of euros for a charity of their choice

Voting will close at midnight on Tuesday, December 11 with the winner to be announced by Energia on Thursday, December 13.

The public can view the Dublin entries along with the other finalists by logging onto www.energia.ie/imch-vote.

Liam Tilly from Bath Avenue and Phil Corcoran and Paddy Toner from Lucan are in the running for Ireland’s most Christmassy Home and are seeking your votes.

To vote for Liam text HOME 1 to 51155 (ROI) or 88101 (UK). To vote for Phil and Paddy text HOME 5 to 51155 (ROI) or 88101 (UK).

This year’s fantastic prizes are donations of €3,000, €2,000 and €1,000 respectively to the charity of choice of the first, second and third placed entries following the public vote.

So far, from all the entries received, Energia noted a number of 2018 Christmas decoration trends, including the generous use of silver to decorate Christmas trees and a significant volume of reindeer and Santa figures in particular.

 Geoff Codd, Head of Marketing & Retail Development, Energia, said: “We have received amazing competition entries from all over Ireland and it was very difficult to shortlist just six homes.

“The effort and festive spirit evident in all entries is a mark of how popular the competition has become.

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to enable such creativity while supporting local causes.”