Christmas is a time for being grateful, for spending time with family and friends as well as the giving and receiving of gifts – the part we all secretly enjoy the most, apart from dinner of course!
At Fuzion we work with an array of amazing clients which is why we know our clients have a lot to offer the public and we want our blog readers to know this too.
We have listed below some of our clients that offer fantastic services or goods that would make for a perfect Christmas gift idea.
We hope this might help with any last minute gifting decisions!
Vintage Tea Tours
It has been said that if tea can’t fix it, then there’s no hope!
Vintage Tea Tours is the Dublin City tour with a difference and is the perfect gift for a lovely girls day out with your bestie or your mam!
Dad’s will love this too but we secretly think it’s because of the Guinness Brownie! While on board you will get the chance to enjoy some of the city’s well-known sights, whilst comfortably seated in a vintage double decker Routemaster bus named Pauline and indulging in some delicious afternoon tea treats!
The tour runs three times a day: 11am, 1.15pm and 3.30pm and tickets start from €40.
Passengers will be in the safe hands of Driver Bob and the on-board Vintage Tea Tours Team who will share some interesting and juicy “need to know” facts about Dublin, its sights and of course the lovable Pauline!
For more information on Vintage Tea Tours and to but a voucher, please visit www.vintageteatours.ie. You can also find them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Ted Baker
Ted is on Mission Impeccable this Christmas season!
An unswerving focus on quality and attention to detail can be seen throughout the Autumn Winter 2016 jewellery collection, resulting in captivating pieces for the perfect Christmas present.
Ted has got you covered no matter what the occasion – his alluring collection offers a variety of striking seasonal shades in emerald green, royal blue and ruby red. The floral collection is the ideal mixture of bold and beautiful.
Let’s not forget Ted’s signature jewellery design the ‘Ted Baker Button’ and this season it is bigger and better with some festive sparkle – the perfect dainty piece to wear with a cashmere sweater.
Available in gold, rose gold and silver, this season’s jewellery collection screams sophistication and are the perfect additions to your accessory wardrobe.
Send someone on their Mission Impeccable this Christmas – please visit jewellery stores nationwide or check out www.timemark.ie for a full list of Ted Baker stockist’s.
Cosmo Restaurant – Liffey Valley
Gift the experience of sizzle at Cosmo Restaurant at Liffey Valley – a new and exciting dining experience that promises to bring it’s customers on a trip around the world as they experience a variety of cuisines, flavours and cultures.
Diners can expect to be taken on a gastronomic journey where they will discover authentic flavours and cultures with a choice of over 150 dishes from around the world.
With a “cook fresh, eat fresh” philosophy, live cooking stations, including Teppanyaki which will provide a theatre of tastes, aromas and sounds, this will be most definitely a dining experience unlike any other.
COSMO Dublin is open seven days a week (closed Christmas Day) and customers can expect to enjoy unlimited courses for one set price, (prices for Lunch and Dinner vary). COSMO Dublin, is the perfect venue for families, groups of friends or colleagues.
For more information or to make a booking, please visit www.cosmo-restaurants.ie
James Whelan Butchers
Delicious food plays a central part in every family Christmas and James Whelan Butchers is the perfect place to find the highest-quality, naturally reared products for your table – directly from their stores to your door.
Having their own farm, abattoir and shops to sell their produce, allows JWB to give people that essential element of trust that every consumer requires when they buy meat in JWB stores or order online.
To find out more about James Whelan Butchers or to order online visit www.jameswhelanbutchers.com
James Whelan Butchers is available at:
Dunnes Stores, Cornelscourt
Dunnes Stores, The Swan Centre, Rathmines
Avoca, Rathcoole
Avoca, Kilmacanogue
Oakville Shopping Centre, Clonmel
Town and Country Hampers
Want an easy way to buy quality Irish gifts without the hassle of traipsing through the shops?
Then Town & Country Hampers is your answer. With a fantastic selection of gourmet gift hampers, you are sure to find the one for you no matter what the occasion, especially with Christmas on the horizon.
Sourcing the finest range of genuine Irish products, has earned Town & Country Hampers a Guaranteed Irish Award, acknowledging their support for small independent Irish producers where time honoured methods are still revered.
To really steal the show this Christmas, with everything you need to celebrate, Town & Country Hampers’ Festive Hamper (€129.15) will certainly deliver.
Presented in a beautiful bespoke design leather bound trunk, this hamper includes an array of traditional Irish festive foods such as a luxurious Irish Christmas Pudding from Jack Cuthbert’s Bakery, chutney from Crossogue, savoury biscuits from Athenry, and Foods of Athenry Fruity Mince Pies, to name a few, all complemented with a selection of award winning French wines.
Town & Country Hampers offers a national and international delivery service. For more information email sales@townandcountryhampers.com, call (021) 4808100, or visit www.townandcountryhampers.com
30 Seconds and Junior 30 Seconds
Everyone loves a great board game on Christmas day and 30 Seconds is the quick thinking fast talking description game that is perfect for any group or family, big or small.
It’s simple to play and is easily enjoyed by all age groups – it really is the game for everyone!
The game is straightforward; players must describe & give hints to their teammates so that they can correctly guess as many of the five names on the card as they can – without using any ‘sounds like’ or rhyming tactics. All this of course has to be done in 30 Seconds!
30 Seconds is fiercely entertaining and can be played by anyone anywhere – just keep the noise down!
While 30 Seconds is suitable for teenagers, college students and adults of all ages, Junior 30 Seconds is good for primary school children, and their families and teachers.
The RRP is €29.99 and it is available in toy stores nationwide.
Manor West Shopping Centre and Retail Park
Manor West Shopping Centre and Retail Park has everything you need this Christmas!
With a wide range of fantastic stores you are sure to find the perfect Christmas present & for the person who has everything why not gift them with a Manor West Multicentre Gift Card.
Manor West will also have manned car parking areas over the festive period as well as extra parking opened daily behind Debenhams during peak traffic times.
All the parking as always is free of charge, so one less drain on the pocket!
For more information check out manorwest.ie or visit their Facebook page.
Christmas starts with Manor West – the best shopping in Kerry!
Sean Taaffe Hair – Happy 10th Birthday!
Give the gift of pampering and relaxation – It’s what vouchers were made for! At Sean Taaffe, award winning hair salons your loved one will be looked after by a team of professionals, from hair to make up, from manicure to pedicure!
Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty has salons in Killarney, Tralee and Killorglin, and a team of over 60 talented professionals. For the budding hairstylist in the family why not check out the Sean Taaffe Academy.
For more information on Sean Taaffe or to make an appointment please vist www.seantaaffe.com or call 066 976 1869. You can also keep up to date on the Sean Taaffe Facebook and Twitter pages.
Down Syndrome Ireland
This year Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) and their members have created a fabulous pack of six Christmas cards as well 2017 calendars.
To support DSI and Sean, Caoimhe, Charlie and Paddy who helped to make these Christmas Cards please visit www.downsyndrome.ie where you can buy the cards and calendars.
Thank you for supporting #Christmas4DSI
Mercy Hospital Foundation
This year The Mercy Hospital Foundation Christmas Appeal will see an envelope containing a tea bag and appeal letter fall through the post boxes of homes around Munster in the coming weeks.
Why does it contain a tea bag you ask?
Well, The Mercy Hospital Foundation invites you to make a cup of tea for yourself and take a moment to think about what is really important in life this Christmas.
As the old saying goes, there’s not a lot that a cup of tea can’t solve, but unfortunately, this does not extend to cancer. And that’s why the Mercy Hospital Foundation needs you.
For more information on The Mercy Christmas Appeal or to make a donation call (021) 4274076 or visit www.mercyfundraising.ie
Thank you for reading – I hope you liked my list!
Arlene
Arlene Foy is an Account Manager with Fuzion PR in our Dublin office.