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Where to go to find what you are looking for. How do you know what they are looking for! Hopefully this blog will give you lots of ideas and resources for gift ideas.</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>52</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-2467083898911891058</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-22T10:56:30.182-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Marian McQuid</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Baby Gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Gifts and Vouchers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Grandparents Day</category><title>Grandparents Day - What's it all about?</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EY81KCqLWpM/TJo9mIK0PlI/AAAAAAAAAAM/8AB0inJA3zk/s1600/Grandparents+Day.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 168px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EY81KCqLWpM/TJo9mIK0PlI/AAAAAAAAAAM/8AB0inJA3zk/s200/Grandparents+Day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519792018533138002" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Grandparents Day originated in the  United States. It is now officially recognised in a number of countries  on various days of the year, either as one holiday or sometimes as a  separate Grandmothers Day and Grandfathers Day. In Ireland its National  Grandparents Day on 26th September 2010.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Founder Marian McQuid made it her  mission to educate the youth about the important contributions seniors  have made throughout history and encouraged the youth to 'adopt' a  grandparent. What a nice idea. Through contacting government, senators  and congressmen relentlessly for three years legislation was passed  proclaiming the first National Grandparent Day in 1977 signed by  then-President Jimmy Carter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;The purpose of the day is '...to  honour grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love  for their children's children, and to help children become aware of  strength, information and guidance older people can offer'.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Some people claim the origin of the  holiday resides with the efforts of Hermine Beckett Hanna (NY),  recognizing seniors and their importance as early as 1961. There is now an official song 'A Song for Grandma  ans Grandpa' by Johnny Phil and the official flower is the  'forget-me-not'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This day may not be as well  recognised in Ireland, in fact many people don't know about it. Why not  surprise your grandparents or your children's grandparents this week. If  you don't have Grandparents why not  'adopt' and treat them instead.  There are plenty of excellent gifts idea's on www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Comments Welcome :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Orlagh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-2467083898911891058?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><enclosure type='' url='http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie' length='0'/><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2010/09/grandparents-day-whats-it-all-about.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Orlagh Deegan)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EY81KCqLWpM/TJo9mIK0PlI/AAAAAAAAAAM/8AB0inJA3zk/s72-c/Grandparents+Day.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-1439625010432534104</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 09:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-07T03:02:45.627-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>little black book</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Gifts and Vouchers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Garrendenny Lane Living Interiors</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>the blue door</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Mabel and Violet</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>House and Homes</category><title>House and Homes</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S-Pk-OIyVkI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/gV-fR70bGx8/s1600/lorna.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S-Pk-OIyVkI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/gV-fR70bGx8/s200/lorna.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468466130155886146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are delighted to have been featured this month in the well known Irish Magazine House and Homes. The wonderful Lorna Sixsmith featured us in her Little Black Book as one of her top shops for online shopping. She listed some other fabulous online businesses as well such as Mabel and Violet, The Blue Door and of course Garrenderry Lane Interiors. This magazine is in shops now.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks a million Lorna!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-1439625010432534104?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2010/05/house-and-homes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S-Pk-OIyVkI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/gV-fR70bGx8/s72-c/lorna.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-6546311967719191984</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-03T01:52:23.124-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Local Hero</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Organ Donor Cards</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Mothers Day Gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>IKA</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>European TRansplant and Dialysis Games</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Darren Cawley</category><title>Local Hero</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S44uFvXTfgI/AAAAAAAAA5I/-oAi6cK2hIQ/s1600-h/ika_logo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S44uFvXTfgI/AAAAAAAAA5I/-oAi6cK2hIQ/s200/ika_logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444339675685944834" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;I would think the greatest Mothers Day Gift for Darren Cawley's Mum would be the call from Beaumont Hospital that I received 15 years ago this May that changed my life calling me for my kidney transplant. Darren was on Ireland AM this morning tirelessly promoting the cause of organ donation again. He is a credit to his family and to everybody who is waiting for an organ transplant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;He has just won the title &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.independent.ie/national-news/stroke-of-luck-for-local-hero-2086248.html"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Local Hero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt; and there has never been a more worthy title for this person. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;As part of his prize, he won €10,000 which he has donated to the European Transplant and Dialysis Games in Dublin &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;later this year, and at which he hopes to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt; compete.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Who despite being on dialysis 4 times a week never stops promoting this cause and spending time educating people on the problems of kidney failure and how important it is to carry an organ donor card. I tip my hat to him and hope that he will soon get that important call that will change his life. There is nobody as deserving.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;If you are looking for information on how to get an organ donor card please just contact the Irish Kidney Association at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ika.ie/index.php?option=com_facileforms&amp;amp;Itemid=50"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;http://www.ika.ie/index.php?option=com_facileforms&amp;amp;Itemid=50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;You are definitely a hero Darren,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Sian x &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-6546311967719191984?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2010/03/local-hero.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S44uFvXTfgI/AAAAAAAAA5I/-oAi6cK2hIQ/s72-c/ika_logo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-2184646265091183351</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-26T05:28:42.030-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>aprons</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Gifts and Vouchers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>chocolate hampers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Mothers Day Gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Mothers Day</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Mums</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Clodagh McKenna</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>flowers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>cake stands</category><title>Mothers Day Gifts</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S4fKaR2f8oI/AAAAAAAAA5A/mauHhzUAOSw/s1600-h/cupcake.png"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S4fKaR2f8oI/AAAAAAAAA5A/mauHhzUAOSw/s200/cupcake.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442541227517932162" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S4fI-ielfQI/AAAAAAAAA44/PumoBrMndtw/s1600-h/chocmum.png"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S4fI-ielfQI/AAAAAAAAA44/PumoBrMndtw/s200/chocmum.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442539651433069826" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;With Mother's Day fast approaching I thought I would give you a few ideas for  Mothers Day Gifts for the women who deserves special pampering on this day of the year. The noun Mother in the Oxford English Dictionary is defined as "the female parent" and the verb is "to look after kindly and protectively, sometimes excessively so"! As a lot of women will agree to when taking on Irish men!! A lot of people think that Mothers Day is in fact another commercial day created by the likes of Hallmark. But as a Mum my self I think it is a lovely day to sit back and appreciate your Mother, your Family and try and spend time with them. It need not be commercialised and cost a lot of money. It is what you make it. I am lucky to still have my Grandmother alive and with us.&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I know a gift in particular I wouldn't mind receiving is a &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1277"&gt;hamper of chocolate&lt;/a&gt;! I think there are very few Mums out there that would say no to one of those. &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/profile?id=12"&gt;Flowers&lt;/a&gt; are always a great way to show you care and will brighten up any home. &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/profile?id=83"&gt;Clodagh McKenna&lt;/a&gt;, TV Chef and writer has a fabulous range of aprons and personally signed books which make a fabulous gift. For the Mum who likes to bake we have a fabulous range of &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=stand&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0&amp;amp;search=Search"&gt;cake stands and cupcake stands&lt;/a&gt;. I purchased one of these cupcake stands for my sister for Christmas and it makes any party an instant hit and is the talk of the party. I was delighted to be included in a book released by Susan Odev recently which would make a great gift for working Mums. The book is &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;amp;field-keywords=Mum+Ultrapreneur&amp;amp;x=0&amp;amp;y=0"&gt;Mum Ultrapreneur&lt;/a&gt; and is a fantastic read and is available on &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;amp;field-keywords=Mum+Ultrapreneur&amp;amp;x=0&amp;amp;y=0"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I hope these give you some ideas and if not check out &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/"&gt;Gifts and Vouchers&lt;/a&gt; for plenty of more!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Have a great day,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sian&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-2184646265091183351?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2010/02/mothers-day-gifts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S4fKaR2f8oI/AAAAAAAAA5A/mauHhzUAOSw/s72-c/cupcake.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-6539904547398758904</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-28T02:22:06.857-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>valentines card</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Valentine's Gift</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Valentine's Day</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Valentines Gift</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Valentines Day Valentine's Gift</category><title>History of St Valentine's Day</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S2Fi3Un_1rI/AAAAAAAAA4g/4OLtIYXNMWA/s1600-h/Howland01.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S2Fi3Un_1rI/AAAAAAAAA4g/4OLtIYXNMWA/s200/Howland01.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431731328154326706" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around 498 A.D.  The Roman 'lottery' system for romantic pairing was deemed un-Christian  and outlawed. Later, during the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in  France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds' mating  season, which added to the idea that the middle of February —  Valentine's Day — should be a day for romance. The oldest known  valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke  of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London  following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting, which  was written in 1415, is part of the manuscript collection of the British  Library in London, England.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Great Britain, Valentine's Day began to be popularly celebrated  around the seventeenth century. By the middle of the eighteenth century,  it was common for friends and lovers in all social classes to exchange  small tokens of affection or handwritten notes. By the end of the  century, printed cards began to replace written letters due to  improvements in printing technology. Ready-made cards were an easy way  for people to express their emotions in a time when direct expression of  one's feelings was discouraged. Cheaper postage rates also contributed  to an increase in the popularity of sending Valentine's Day greetings.  Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early  1700s.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Esther Howland was a pioneer in the American valentine manufacturing industry.  It was after her graduation  from Mount Holyoke College, in 1847, that she received her first English valentine.  She then became fascinated with the idea of making similar  valentines and imported the necessary paper lace and floral decorations from England.  Surprised by the demand for them she recruited friends to assist her, and issued her first advertisement in a  Worcester paper, The Daily Spy, on              Feb 5th, 1850. The assembly line operation that began in her              home eventually led to a thriving business grossing  $100,000 annually. &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion  valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second  largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion  cards are sent for Christmas.) Approximately 85 percent of all Valentines are purchased by  women!! Are they trying to say that men aren't romantic are that ladies are perhaps just a little more organised!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Valentines Card is rumoured to be the most expensive card around as it is valued at over £4000 stg and held by the British Postal Museum and dated from 1790. The card is a handcrafted puzzle that unfurls to reveal different poems such as:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;“My dear the Heart which you behold,&lt;br /&gt;Will break when you the same unfold,&lt;br /&gt;Even so my heart with lovesick pain,&lt;br /&gt;Sure wounded is and breaks in twain.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try  {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S2Fk1r8fqqI/AAAAAAAAA4o/AfHVi9RAIYA/s1600-h/valcard.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S2Fk1r8fqqI/AAAAAAAAA4o/AfHVi9RAIYA/s200/valcard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431733499077831330" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;How romantic is that. They certainly do not make them like they used to....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Better start shopping for mine!!&lt;br /&gt;Sian x&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-6539904547398758904?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2010/01/history-of-st-valentines-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S2Fi3Un_1rI/AAAAAAAAA4g/4OLtIYXNMWA/s72-c/Howland01.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-4232639502433175803</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-15T02:04:38.557-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>phones for the disabled</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>phones for deaf</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Future Positive</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>phones for blind</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>phone with alarm</category><title>Future Positive On TV3</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S1A9oofOzQI/AAAAAAAAA4I/b0M--4cU2cQ/s1600-h/dora.png"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S1A9oofOzQI/AAAAAAAAA4I/b0M--4cU2cQ/s200/dora.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426905319253921026" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congrats to our client &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=86"&gt;Future Positive&lt;/a&gt; who we appeared with on &lt;a href="http://www.tv3.ie/ireland_am.php?video=18253&amp;amp;locID=1.65.74"&gt;TV3&lt;/a&gt; a few months ago on making their second appearance yesterday morning. Niall was looking suave and made a great impression on all the viewers with his range of mobile and landline phones. Future Positive have a fantastic range of &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=86"&gt;phones&lt;/a&gt; which are fantastic for the visually impaired or people with hearing difficulties. They are also fantastic to give the extended family peace of mind as they all have SOS facilities enabling the person to push an alarm button and call specially allotted numbers in an emergency.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A fantastic business and run by a gentleman going from strength to strength. These &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=86"&gt;phones&lt;/a&gt; can be used by any sim card and are a one off payment with no hidden charges just peace of mind. A great investment. Well done Niall!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sian x&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-4232639502433175803?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2010/01/future-positive-on-tv3.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/S1A9oofOzQI/AAAAAAAAA4I/b0M--4cU2cQ/s72-c/dora.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-7899175078014994611</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-13T04:35:23.644-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas Gift</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Last Minute Gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>evouchers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas present</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>e-vouchers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas Shopping</category><title>Last minute Christmas Gifts!!</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SyTfZofCO1I/AAAAAAAAA4A/Q3CvJgdxzRQ/s1600-h/Stockings.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SyTfZofCO1I/AAAAAAAAA4A/Q3CvJgdxzRQ/s200/Stockings.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414698283463490386" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Christmas Shopping has never been easier than at &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;/a&gt;. With over 1500 gifts to choose from we have something for everybody. From luxury branded gifts to vouchers for local businesses all over Ireland. Gifts and Vouchers will deliver all over Ireland right up until Christmas week. And for those last minute gifts we have a fantastic new gift which will suit everybody young and old – &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/voucher"&gt;eVouchers&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Check out our &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/voucher"&gt;eVouchers&lt;/a&gt;. These can be bought instantly and emailed directly to you or to somebody else. And not only that, it takes the pressure of choosing a gift away from you! They can then spend the &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/voucher"&gt;eVoucher&lt;/a&gt; online choosing from over 1500 gifts themselves! Never get caught out again for a last minute gift with these &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/voucher"&gt;eVouchers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;So if you find yourself stuck for a Christmas Gift right up until Christmas Day just log onto Gifts and Vouchers and check out our &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/voucher"&gt;eVouchers&lt;/a&gt;. Don't get caught out for those &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/voucher"&gt;last minute gifts&lt;/a&gt; ever again!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Happy Christmas,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Sian x&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-7899175078014994611?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/12/last-minute-christmas-gifts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SyTfZofCO1I/AAAAAAAAA4A/Q3CvJgdxzRQ/s72-c/Stockings.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-7115147133504069760</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-25T02:19:49.216-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>The Flower Yard</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Roses</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas Gift</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Plants Online</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Get Well Gift</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas present</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Birthday Gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>flowers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Valentines Day Valentine's Gift</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>hanging baskets</category><title>Plants and Flowers Online for Christmas Gifts and others</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sw0DqKvWPVI/AAAAAAAAA3w/fdesxR3jHts/s1600/roses.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sw0DqKvWPVI/AAAAAAAAA3w/fdesxR3jHts/s200/roses.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407982750514167122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the most popular gifts for any occasion be it a &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=Enter+keywords&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=7&amp;amp;search=Search"&gt;Christmas Gift&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/category?id=5"&gt;Birthday Gift&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/category?id=13"&gt;Get Well&lt;/a&gt; or just to show you care is flowers or plants. They are a gift that can be sent to both men and women and are generally quite easy to select. A lot of people tend to have a favourite flower or colour which makes it easier to choose a bouquet or basket. You can also choose from hanging or window baskets which can then be reused making them very economical.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I always find flowers a fantastic pick me up and love having them scattered through the house and on my doorstep as a welcome to people. I think they brighten up any home and create a warm ambience. They need not be just for Valentines Day or Mothers Day. We have a lovely new range from our new clients &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=91"&gt;Plants Online&lt;/a&gt;. One basket in particular which caught my eye was their &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1621"&gt;Strawberry Hanging Basket&lt;/a&gt;. I think this would make a fabulous Christmas present for anybody. We also have a wide selection of bouquets and baskets from our client &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=12"&gt;The Flower Yard&lt;/a&gt;. Both of which can be delivered anywhere in Ireland.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sw0EAJ7qeYI/AAAAAAAAA34/flM2VJv-QuM/s200/strawberries-in-hanging-basket.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407983128254511490" /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now to drop some hints to my darling Hubbie. &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=roses&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0&amp;amp;search=Search"&gt;Roses&lt;/a&gt; are my favourite!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-7115147133504069760?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/11/plants-and-flowers-online.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sw0DqKvWPVI/AAAAAAAAA3w/fdesxR3jHts/s72-c/roses.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-1328807481887054964</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-20T03:24:03.789-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Pennys</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas Gift</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Louth Craftmark</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Handbags from Heaven</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Chanel Diamond Forever Handbag</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>The Design Gallery</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Dunnes Stores</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Gifts for Her</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Handbags</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Newbridge Handbags</category><title>World's most expensive Handbag!!!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SwZ5rX7q8ZI/AAAAAAAAA3g/vnBcR4RorD8/s1600/hand4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406142188770488722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 170px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SwZ5rX7q8ZI/AAAAAAAAA3g/vnBcR4RorD8/s200/hand4.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div&gt;The one accessory that can always finish off any outfit for a lady, and sometime now a gentleman, is a handbag. Women are known to spend a fortune on these accessories. But they are an accessory that last. I know I have handbags in my wardrobe that come out year after year beacuase they are good quality and stylish and last. But the great thing about them as well is that you can get great value handbags as well for that sparkly outfit which will finish it off perfectly in the likes of Dunnes and Pennys. I was heading to a Ball a couple of months ago and realised an hour prior I had no handbag. A last minute dash into Dunnes Stores and I picked up a perfect little black clutch bag for €7 and a green stone brooch for €3 to pin into the front of it. I felt like I stepped out of Blue Peter!!&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SwZ57BLaBzI/AAAAAAAAA3o/5CPrUlizGQ0/s1600/Channel.gif"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406142457540380466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 118px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SwZ57BLaBzI/AAAAAAAAA3o/5CPrUlizGQ0/s200/Channel.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you fancy really splashing out! Earlier this year the most expensive handbag in the world was the Chanel Diamond Forever – A Precious Fashion Accessory at £261,000 Stg!! I think that is just ridiculous. And if anybody bought me a Christmas gift of a handbag of anything over a couple of hunderd euro I would find it hard to take it. But that is me. I know people spend thousands on handbags. But is it as a statement of who they are and what they can afford rather than a style and fashion accessory?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you would like to see some affordable &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=handbag&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0"&gt;handbags&lt;/a&gt; from Irish Stockists &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/profile?id=81"&gt;Handbag Heaven&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/profile?id=16"&gt;Louth Craftmark&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/profile?id=9"&gt;The Deisgn Gallery &lt;/a&gt;please check out our ranges on &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/"&gt;Gifts and Vouchers&lt;/a&gt;. These would make some fabulous &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/christmas_gifts"&gt;Christmas Gifts &lt;/a&gt;or &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/category?id=3"&gt;Gifts for Her.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-1328807481887054964?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/11/handbags-are-girls-best-friend.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SwZ5rX7q8ZI/AAAAAAAAA3g/vnBcR4RorD8/s72-c/hand4.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-4527861879285146220</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-11T02:25:38.754-08:00</atom:updated><title>LA Make-Up Fashion Show</title><description>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VcbQZOX_3nY&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VcbQZOX_3nY&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-4527861879285146220?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/11/la-make-up-fashion-show.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-3587484147043207693</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-11T02:24:32.186-08:00</atom:updated><title>Photoshoot at LA</title><description>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVcSENZSGpk&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVcSENZSGpk&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-3587484147043207693?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/11/photoshoot-at-la.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-1786832425858010462</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-11T01:18:58.068-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas Gift</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Pamper Gift</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Wedding Gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Gift for Her</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Bridal Service</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>LA White</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Christmas present</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Makeover</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Style Consultation</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>LA Make-Up Academy</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Wedding Present</category><title>Make Up and Style - Great Christmas Gift</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1595"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402771277416387234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Svp_2gkWUqI/AAAAAAAAA3I/PZH00onrDKc/s200/eyes.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am delighted to welcome our new Clients &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/profile?id=90"&gt;LA Make-Up Academy &lt;/a&gt;from Dublin to Gifts and Vouchers. Based in the fantastic location of Dames St in Dublin, the wonderful staff in LA Make-Up Academy have given us some wonderful Gift Packages to offer our shoppers. These packages will make wonderful &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=Christmas&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0"&gt;Christmas gifts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/category?id=3"&gt;Gifts for Her&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=mothers+day&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0"&gt;Mothers Day Gifts &lt;/a&gt;or just &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=pamper&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0"&gt;pamper gifts &lt;/a&gt;for the one you love.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They will give you a &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1594"&gt;makeover&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1597"&gt;style consultation &lt;/a&gt;leaving you looking a million dollars. They do wonderful Bridal makovers where they will create the ultimate wedding experience for the discerning bride. &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1598"&gt;LA White &lt;/a&gt;is Ireland’s first five-star dedicated bridal service! So this makes a fantastic wedding gift for the Bride to be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hope you love these fantastic new Gifts as much as we do! Just in time for Christmas.&lt;/p&gt;Sian xx&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-1786832425858010462?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/11/make-up-and-style-great-christmas-gift.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Svp_2gkWUqI/AAAAAAAAA3I/PZH00onrDKc/s72-c/eyes.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-6655369956017986489</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-29T07:21:15.263-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>online spend 2009</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Irish online shoppers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>online spend</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>online spend 2008</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Irish online buyers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>online retailers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Irish internet users</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>irish consumers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>irish broadband</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>talkshop.ie</category><title>Irish People Spent €300M Online in 2008!!</title><description>Online Shopping grows to €380 million in Ireland and 2008 and set to grow further in 2009. Incredible statistics from Insight through Innovation Survey, iReach Market Research 2009, Life Online and Global Online Survey. Proving that Ireland is spending large amounts online. Not only that but how reliant consumers are on advice they can receive from fellow shoppers and consumers online:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ireland is ranking 10th in the world for online buyers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;69% of Irish people are regular Internet users&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;90% of consumers believe that they can save money by shopping online&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;25% of Irish expected to spend more online in 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;50% of Irish consumers look for advice online before purchasing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.2 million people are subscribed to broadband in Ireland&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;€1,700 was the average online spend of an Irish person in 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Makes promising reading for online retailers. I am delighted in our further investment in developing and expanding our facilities for consumers and our clients on our new site &lt;a href="http://www.talkshop.ie/"&gt;Talkshop.ie &lt;/a&gt;which should be ready to go live next week and our gift site &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/"&gt;Gifts and Vouchers&lt;/a&gt;. So we look forward to welcoming all of these online shoppers to our sites!! With statistics like this, hopefully the future is bright!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sian x&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-6655369956017986489?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/09/irish-people-spent-300m-online-in-2008.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-636203438614908388</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-28T08:53:09.913-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Newbridge Jewellery</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Gifts for Her</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>chocolate heart</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Gifts for Him</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Brian de Staic</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Newbridge Silver</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Newbridge</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Aine's Chocolates</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Valentines Day Valentine's Gift</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Dublin Zoo</category><title>Gifts for Her &amp; Gifts for Him</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SsDaWA0uBgI/AAAAAAAAA2w/EteulipEUIU/s1600-h/heartted.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386545226048210434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SsDaWA0uBgI/AAAAAAAAA2w/EteulipEUIU/s200/heartted.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am always getting asked by friends and family to recommend some gifts for those closest to them. And always top of the list are &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/category?id=2"&gt;Gifts for Him &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/category?id=3"&gt;Gifts for Her&lt;/a&gt;. So I thought I would do a quick blog of some of my favourite gifts. I have to say one of my favourite gifts from my Husband a few years ago was an &lt;a href="https://www.dublinzoo.ie/shop/product-details.asp?id=42"&gt;adoption of a chimpanzee from Dublin Zoo&lt;/a&gt;!! I have always loved monkeys and would love to hold one. You never know I may get to realise this dream eventually. But this was so thoughtful and such a simple present and he brought me to Dublin Zoo on a day trip then with our Son to see the monkeys. Daft I know, but it is the thought that counts!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Another firm favourite of mine is &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=newbridge&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0&amp;amp;search=Search"&gt;Newbridge silver&lt;/a&gt;. I have so many pieces of &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=newbridge&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0&amp;amp;search=Search"&gt;Newbridge Jewellery&lt;/a&gt; that I could start up my own collection! And this piece I wore on my appearance on Ireland AM. I think they are timeless and add a piece of class to any outfit. And also the fact that they are Irish is an added bonus. I have been receiving &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=newbridge&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0&amp;amp;search=Search"&gt;Newbridge&lt;/a&gt; for years. And along with &lt;a href="https://www.briandestaic.com/home.php"&gt;Brian De Staic &lt;/a&gt;is my favourite jewellery. You can keep your Tiffanys. &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=newbridge&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0&amp;amp;search=Search"&gt;Newbridge&lt;/a&gt; and Brian de Staic for me everytime. I think my Husband is glad we moved back North from Killarney as we left Brian De Staic in the South!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=6"&gt;Chocolate&lt;/a&gt;!!! Every girl loves chocolate. I love nothing more that relaxing in the evening and indulging in some delicious &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=6"&gt;chocolate&lt;/a&gt;. I romantically bought my Husband a fabulous &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=709"&gt;chocolate heart &lt;/a&gt;last Valentines Day and actually devoured the whole thing. But it was the thought that counted. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SsDa4N99gcI/AAAAAAAAA3A/57l1HZdQwJI/s1600-h/newbridge.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386545813692187074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SsDa4N99gcI/AAAAAAAAA3A/57l1HZdQwJI/s200/newbridge.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So they are some of my favourite gifts and I hope that they might help you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sian x&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-636203438614908388?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/09/gifts-for-her-gifts-for-him.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SsDaWA0uBgI/AAAAAAAAA2w/EteulipEUIU/s72-c/heartted.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-2841320794801885078</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-17T06:53:47.348-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>sock savers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>blet and tie hangers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>double laundry baskets</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>handbag organisers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Tidi</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>laundry baskets</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>car bins</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>sink bins</category><title>Wonderful Handy Household Products!</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SrI-7czXPyI/AAAAAAAAA2M/n3fuYrmkK6E/s1600-h/carbinchic.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382433695725993762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 148px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 147px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SrI-7czXPyI/AAAAAAAAA2M/n3fuYrmkK6E/s200/carbinchic.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;div&gt;We are just delighted to welcome on board our new Partner Business &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=89"&gt;Tidi&lt;/a&gt; from Limerick. Most of you will probably recognise most of their products as they are a household name on sale already in top shops in Ireland such as Dunnes Stores and Atlantic. Their products are innovative and once you buy one you will wonder how you survived without it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SrI_Eycs6SI/AAAAAAAAA2U/sK1oiM7oQIM/s1600-h/handbag-organizer.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382433856155347234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 147px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SrI_Eycs6SI/AAAAAAAAA2U/sK1oiM7oQIM/s200/handbag-organizer.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They produce items from &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1554"&gt;Sock Savers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1555"&gt;Double Laundry Baskets&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1558"&gt;Sink Bins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1563"&gt;Car Bins&lt;/a&gt;, to &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1561"&gt;Handbag Organisers&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1560"&gt;Belt and Tie Hangers&lt;/a&gt;. An essential component in every household for the person who likes everything in their place. So if you are looking for ideas for a gift for somebody in their new home or an engagement or wedding present these would make great gifts. Or even as a treat for yourself!! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-2841320794801885078?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/09/wonderful-handy-household-products.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SrI-7czXPyI/AAAAAAAAA2M/n3fuYrmkK6E/s72-c/carbinchic.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-1530746313622001585</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-10T04:40:15.069-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Peter Donegan</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>MYA</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>shopping forum</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Ask the experts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>weddingdates.ie</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>www.talkshop.ie</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Wine Buff</category><title>Ireland's talking about shopping at....</title><description>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SoAFC5qVi4I/AAAAAAAAA2A/INiZhq_jYa0/s1600-h/talkshop.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368296303221902210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 99px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SoAFC5qVi4I/AAAAAAAAA2A/INiZhq_jYa0/s200/talkshop.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have just launched our great new site called &lt;a href="http://www.talkshop.ie/"&gt;Talkshop.ie &lt;/a&gt;for all those of you out there who love not only shopping, but TALKING about shopping!! The forum is only new but we are hoping that it will become a premier resource for people looking to exchange information and get shopping deals in Ireland.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have an &lt;a href="http://www.talkshop.ie/"&gt;Ask the Experts &lt;/a&gt;section for people looking for advice from Barry Sheridan from our own &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=17"&gt;Wine Buff &lt;/a&gt;for what wine to buy for that special meal. Ask Lorna from &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=53"&gt;Garrendenny Lane &lt;/a&gt;what fabrics or furnishings will match that specific room. Caroline McElroy from &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=41"&gt;MYA&lt;/a&gt; will give you advice on your appearance, your own personal Image Consultant. Ask &lt;a href="http://doneganlandscaping.com/"&gt;Peter Donegan&lt;/a&gt;, your own Landscape Gardener advice on your garden. Leona Fallon from &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=52"&gt;HipBaby&lt;/a&gt; is on hand to advise on what baby gift or clothes to buy and we even have our own Wedding Specialist with Ciara Crossan from &lt;a href="http://www.weddingdates.ie/"&gt;Wedding Dates.ie&lt;/a&gt;!! So why not hop on over to &lt;a href="http://www.talkshop.ie/"&gt;Talkshop.ie &lt;/a&gt;there and ask!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sian&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-1530746313622001585?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/08/we-have-just-launched-our-great-new.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SoAFC5qVi4I/AAAAAAAAA2A/INiZhq_jYa0/s72-c/talkshop.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-1073918104094650737</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-24T02:31:47.679-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>security tags</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>mobile phones</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>www.yougetitback.com</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Yougetitback.com</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>www.giftsandvouchers.ie</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Home Office</category><title>Yougetitback.com wins Home Office grant to develop mobile phone theft solution</title><description>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sml_LqYBy0I/AAAAAAAAA14/wyn8u9pnNNU/s1600-h/Keyring+Pack.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361956669691644738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 136px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sml_LqYBy0I/AAAAAAAAA14/wyn8u9pnNNU/s200/Keyring+Pack.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It is fantastic news and we are delighted to congratulate our Partner Business Yougetitback.com and their success at winning a huge grant of £100,000 (€116,500). Yougetitback.com chosen as one of four winners of the Mobile Phone Security Challenge, part of Design Out Crime, an initiative from Britain’s Home Office’s design and technology alliance against crime and the design council. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We are delighted to have Yougetitback.com as a Partner Business on &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/"&gt;Gifts and Vouchers&lt;/a&gt;. Their products such as &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1429"&gt;Mobile Phone &lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1428"&gt;Security Tags &lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1426"&gt;Keyring Tags &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1430"&gt;Luggage Tags&lt;/a&gt; are a great and novel gift idea. For example the with the keyring all you do is attach your keys to the key ring, then register the unique ID code through our website or call centre. Hopefully you'll never lose your keys, but if you do, they will help you get them back.The unique ID code ensures your complete anonymity and confidentiality, vital for keys to your home or office! Your keys are protected for 3 years from the date of registration, and protection can be extended at any time. Incredible!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We wish them all the best!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sian x&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-1073918104094650737?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/07/yougetitbackcom-wins-home-office-grant.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sml_LqYBy0I/AAAAAAAAA14/wyn8u9pnNNU/s72-c/Keyring+Pack.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-467835549433963407</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-18T06:42:18.345-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>mobile phones</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Gifts and Vouchers</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Niall Lambe</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Future Positive</category><title>Phones with Big Buttons!!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=86"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359791043258732370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 116px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SmHNjnPBz1I/AAAAAAAAA1w/k04OehUi3NE/s200/Futureemporcool.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=86"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359790766911390066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 91px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 97px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SmHNThwsAXI/AAAAAAAAA1o/DFdWMybTzAI/s200/logo+futurepositive+eye.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;I was delighted on &lt;a href="http://www.tv3.ie/videos.php?video=10361&amp;amp;locID=1.65.74&amp;amp;date=2009-06-19&amp;amp;date_mode=&amp;amp;page=10&amp;amp;show_cal=&amp;amp;newspanel=&amp;amp;showspanel=&amp;amp;web_only=&amp;amp;full_episodes="&gt;my recent appearance &lt;/a&gt;on &lt;a href="http://www.tv3.ie/videos.php?video=10361&amp;amp;locID=1.65.74&amp;amp;date=2009-06-19&amp;amp;date_mode=&amp;amp;page=10&amp;amp;show_cal=&amp;amp;newspanel=&amp;amp;showspanel=&amp;amp;web_only=&amp;amp;full_episodes="&gt;Ireland Am &lt;/a&gt;to meet Niall Lambe from Future Positive. Niall is selling a range of &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=86"&gt;phones&lt;/a&gt; that have been specially adapted to make it easier for people that may be visually impaired, have a hearing impediment or just want larger buttons on their phones. I think that it is a fantastic idea. Especially for people as they get older or for people who may have suffered from a stroke. His phones have one touch Functions with Extra Loud Ringers and Flashing LEDs, Big Font for Texting and easy to see. All of his &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=86"&gt;phones&lt;/a&gt; are Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;We are delighted to be able to welcome him on board &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/"&gt;Gifts and Vouchers &lt;/a&gt;and wish him luck in his new venture.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Sian x&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-467835549433963407?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/07/phones-with-big-buttons.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SmHNjnPBz1I/AAAAAAAAA1w/k04OehUi3NE/s72-c/Futureemporcool.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-3208278544121140789</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-30T07:44:23.029-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>RTE</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Aprons. Fresh From the Sea</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Clodagh McKenna</category><title>Clodagh McKenna - Fresh From The Sea</title><description>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SkobWbYM-wI/AAAAAAAAAog/KRgKcCfxiSU/s1600-h/Clodbkcover.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353121179203599106" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 197px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SkobWbYM-wI/AAAAAAAAAog/KRgKcCfxiSU/s200/Clodbkcover.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; We are absolutely delighted at &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/"&gt;Gifts and Vouchers &lt;/a&gt;to welcome &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=83"&gt;Clodagh McKenna&lt;/a&gt;, one of Ireland's most famous Chefs, food writers and TV personalities. Clodagh McKenna trained at Ballymaloe Cookery School and went on to work as a chef in Ballymaloe House for three years. She was also editor of the Slow Food Ireland Guide to Producers and started the national Slow Food Ireland Weekend. She has her own weekly column for the Irish Examiner, a monthly column for RSVP magazine and is editor of LOVE Food online. She lectures at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Colorno, Italy. Her previous book The Irish Farmers' Market Cookbook is a bestseller. Clodagh has presented two RTE series of Fresh from the Farmers' Market and her third series Fresh From the Sea is starting tonight 30th June 09 on RTE 1 at 7pm. &lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SkobjclhYqI/AAAAAAAAAoo/7DUHGZgbmfM/s1600-h/aproblk.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353121402866197154" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 200px; height: 193px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SkobjclhYqI/AAAAAAAAAoo/7DUHGZgbmfM/s200/aproblk.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are delighted to have her book &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=83"&gt;Fresh from The Sea &lt;/a&gt;on sale here at Gifts and Vouchers. And Clodagh has also excitingly given us a special offer of her book combined with one of her own uniquely designed &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=83"&gt;Aprons&lt;/a&gt; for a special price of €49.50. These would make a wonderful gift for any lady in the kitchen. These &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=83"&gt;Aprons&lt;/a&gt; reflect Clodagh's sense of style and come beautifully packaged in a gift presentation box. Stylish from kitchen to table!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy our clips from Clodagh which we are delighted to have on the blog! I know I will be straight into the kitchen after watching them. And we will have more from her over the months ahead.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="400" height="218"&gt;&lt;param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5234595&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=1&amp;amp;show_byline=1&amp;amp;show_portrait=0&amp;amp;color=&amp;amp;fullscreen=1"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5234595&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=1&amp;amp;show_byline=1&amp;amp;show_portrait=0&amp;amp;color=&amp;amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="218"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/5234595"&gt;fresh from the sea kerry episode&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/user1733235"&gt;David Hare&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/"&gt;Vimeo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sian x&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-3208278544121140789?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/06/clodagh-mckenna-fresh-from-sea.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/SkobWbYM-wI/AAAAAAAAAog/KRgKcCfxiSU/s72-c/Clodbkcover.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-7778854734363084872</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-03T02:58:54.150-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>TV3</category><title>Ireland AM Appearance</title><description>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sju7P9YKKVI/AAAAAAAAAoY/HpEUreoWmnU/s1600-h/am.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349074865280919890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 28px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sju7P9YKKVI/AAAAAAAAAoY/HpEUreoWmnU/s200/am.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Gifts and Vouchers was featured this morning on Ireland AM on their slot talking about starting a new business in the recession. This is a fantastic slot they run during which they talk to businesses around Ireland which have launched despite the doom and gloom in Ireland.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was great fun, even though I was very nervous and the staff at TV3 were lovely. Sinead and Mark were so nice and immediately put us at our ease. Also, it was a pleasure to be alongside such wonderful businesses as Niall Lambe from &lt;a href="http://www.futurepositive.ie/"&gt;Future Positive &lt;/a&gt;and Kate Moran from &lt;a href="http://www.mummymaps.com/"&gt;Mummy Maps.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Traffic on the day went through the roof and at the weekend was probably running at roughly 4 times what it normally would be. It is still going at double the volume it would normally be and I am getting loads of enquiries for new Businesses joining the site. Which was my main aim. We are just about to launch a new site to run alongside the site to further promote the businesses on Gifts and Vouchers and we are very excited. It really showed to us that television is definitely a very powerful medium!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And here is the clip if you didn’t catch us! &lt;a href="http://www.tv3.ie/videos.php?video=10361&amp;amp;locID=1.65.74&amp;amp;date=2009-06-19&amp;amp;date_mode=&amp;amp;page=10&amp;amp;show_cal=&amp;amp;newspanel=&amp;amp;showspanel=&amp;amp;web_only=&amp;amp;full_episodes="&gt;Gifts and Vouchers on TV3’s Ireland:AM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks again to all at TV3&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sian&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-7778854734363084872?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/06/ireland-am-apperance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sju7P9YKKVI/AAAAAAAAAoY/HpEUreoWmnU/s72-c/am.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-8972884796715617336</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-16T08:34:21.478-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Look and Taste</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>The Kitchen Dresser</category><title>Look and Taste</title><description>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sje7V5XRQEI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/UMDz1YCDiL8/s1600-h/logo.gif"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347949067375820866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 122px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 88px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sje7V5XRQEI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/UMDz1YCDiL8/s200/logo.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Checkout a great Blog by Chef Niall Harbison and his team at &lt;a href="http://blog.lookandtaste.com/"&gt;Look and Taste&lt;/a&gt;. You will find great demo's giving you ideas for tasty meals. You can also purchase their cool IPhone Look and Taste Application directly from their Blog which enables you to download menus directly from your IPhone. It is a blog filled with delights for every foodie!! And they always have great competitions running on the blog from &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1328"&gt;Le Creuset sets &lt;/a&gt;to Weekends Away.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Helen from &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=73&amp;amp;pageID=2"&gt;The Kitchen Dresser &lt;/a&gt;recommends any of their &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=73&amp;amp;pageID=2"&gt;Kitchenware&lt;/a&gt; to any people who like to dabble in the kitchen. They have everything from the serious Chefs to the person who just loves a &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1348"&gt;pizza!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am getting hungry at the thought of it! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-8972884796715617336?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/06/look-and-taste.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Sje7V5XRQEI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/UMDz1YCDiL8/s72-c/logo.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-7709607765998286196</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-09T06:52:29.580-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>domain</category><title>New domain extensions</title><description>Interesting article by Paul Sandle which means that businesses next year should be able to use their own name in place of domain extensions such as .com, .org, or .net. This could potentially help small businesses as they often find that their first choice in domain name is already taken. They will also be able to target specific geographical locations such as .dublin, .cork. The article can be found at &lt;a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5576DM20090609"&gt;http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5576DM20090609&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sian.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-7709607765998286196?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/06/new-domain-extensions.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-7292610180228046280</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-09T00:53:40.114-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Finetuna</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Spoiltchild</category><title>Tuesday Push - FineTuna</title><description>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Si4U67edIKI/AAAAAAAAAnw/CnR9yn7ZOCM/s1600-h/finetuna_logo.gif"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345232810365755554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 45px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Si4U67edIKI/AAAAAAAAAnw/CnR9yn7ZOCM/s200/finetuna_logo.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This weeeks Tuesday Push is &lt;a href="http://www.finetuna.com/"&gt;FineTuna&lt;/a&gt;, a product of &lt;a href="http://www.spoiltchild.com/"&gt;SpoiltChild Design &lt;/a&gt;. FineTuna allows you to upload an image or take a browser screenshot, add comments or markers to your image and send it on to your designer or developer by email.Easy to use for all sorts of projects like web design, icon design and sending family photos. If you want to Fine Tune an image give &lt;a href="http://www.finetuna.com/"&gt;Finetuna&lt;/a&gt; a try today! Congrats Alan and Mary and welcome to Bettystown!! Looking forward to lunch some day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sian x&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-7292610180228046280?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/06/tuesday-push-finetuna.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Si4U67edIKI/AAAAAAAAAnw/CnR9yn7ZOCM/s72-c/finetuna_logo.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-2568353560998006068</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-08T07:15:18.533-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Fathers Day Gifts</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Car Messaging System</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Baltray Golf Club</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Courtlough Shooting Grounds</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>County Louth Golf Club</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Case of Wine</category><title>Fathers Day Gifts</title><description>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Si0azjeum2I/AAAAAAAAAno/6JlU4bD27XE/s1600-h/carmes.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344957805758421858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Si0azjeum2I/AAAAAAAAAno/6JlU4bD27XE/s200/carmes.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Si0ak3nlMuI/AAAAAAAAAng/7t3xC3dx1_Q/s1600-h/aaa.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344957553466225378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Si0ak3nlMuI/AAAAAAAAAng/7t3xC3dx1_Q/s200/aaa.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The history of Father's Day dates back to 1909, in Spokane, Washington. Sonora Smart Dodd was listening to a Mother's Day sermon, at the Central Methodist Episcopal Church. The lecture inspired her to have a special day dedicated to her father, William Jackson Smart, who had brought her up and her siblings, single-handedly, after their mother died. Sonora could realize the greatness of her father and wanted to let him know how deeply she was touched by his sacrifices, courage, selflessness and love. To pay a tribute to her great dad, Sonora held the first Father's Day celebration on 19th of June 1910, on the birthday of her father. She was the first to solicit the idea of having an official Father's Day observance. However, unlike Mother's Day, which was readily accepted, Father's Day was received with mockery and hilarity. Though the day was gaining attention, it was mostly for the wrong reasons. Jokes, satire, parody and derision were all that the day was commemorated for. In 1913, a bill in accordance with making the day official was introduced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344956524138220210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 161px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Si0Zo9EqSrI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/s4kiFiYv8u8/s200/wine.bmp" border="0" /&gt; And that was how Fathers Day came about! This year it falls on Sunday the 21st June. So put that note in your diary. And don't let yourself get caught out. You will find plenty of ideas online from the many local businesses around Ireland from a round of golf at the recent &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=938"&gt;Irish Open course in Baltray &lt;/a&gt;or Clay Pigeon shooting at &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=18"&gt;Courtlough Shooting Grounds &lt;/a&gt;to gifts like a &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1346"&gt;Car Messaging System&lt;/a&gt; or a &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=687"&gt;crate of fine Wine&lt;/a&gt;. A few suggestions from us. But you can contact us at &lt;a href="mailto:sales@giftsandvouchers.ie"&gt;sales@giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;/a&gt; if you need any help. But most importantly spend some time with them. That is the greatest gift.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sian x&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-2568353560998006068?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/06/fathers-day-gifts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/Si0azjeum2I/AAAAAAAAAno/6JlU4bD27XE/s72-c/carmes.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074438039675557148.post-2752291564309673504</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-26T09:22:52.044-07:00</atom:updated><title>Most expensive Timepiece if you want to splash out!!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1435"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340162241882294578" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 198px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/ShwRQ_5ZCTI/AAAAAAAAAm4/Q1k4SMYIOIM/s200/clock2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Well if you really want to splash out for the special person in your life. And think that they might appreciate a classic timepiece. It will only set you back a mere €1.06 million for the &lt;a href="http://www.zimbio.com/brand+watches/articles/159/Top+10+World+Most+Expensive+Watches+2009"&gt;Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002 P&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a there="" only="" two="" of="" these="" made="" each="" platinum="" and="" one="" in="" rose="" so="" if="" you="" think="" they="" are="" worth=""&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a there="" only="" two="" of="" these="" made="" each="" platinum="" and="" one="" in="" rose="" so="" if="" you="" think="" they="" are="" worth=""&gt;But fret not! We have a fine selection of much more affordable timepieces on Gifts and Vouchers. From &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=watch&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0"&gt;Newbridge wristwatches &lt;/a&gt;and clocks to &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/search-result?keywords=clock&amp;amp;department=0&amp;amp;price=0&amp;amp;occasion=0"&gt;Handcrafted and Designer Clocks &lt;/a&gt;we have everything you need for Wedding and Personal Gifts. And all from your local businesses and &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1470"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340161839094673586" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 135px; height: 180px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/ShwQ5jZVsLI/AAAAAAAAAmw/rMuK6kLVJp4/s200/clock5.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;craft shops. Our latest range from &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=79"&gt;Harmony Design Studio &lt;/a&gt;can be adapted so you can pick whichever colour suits you best. All handmade by the artist herself for that arts and crafts feel. Or there is the funky, contemporary &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/product/?id=1470"&gt;Black &amp;amp; Blum Clock &lt;/a&gt;from &lt;a href="http://www.giftsandvouchers.ie/index/store-product?id=53"&gt;Garrendenny Lane &lt;/a&gt;which allows doubles as a noticeboard and chalkboard. Perfect for the busy family home!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;All of these wonderful timepieces at affordable prices. Who needs €1.06 million Patek Phillipe eh!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sian x&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.giftsandvouchers.ie&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7074438039675557148-2752291564309673504?l=blog.giftsandvouchers.ie' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://blog.giftsandvouchers.ie/2009/05/most-expensive-timepiece-if-you-want-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (giftsandvouchers.ie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bg8zpCRVIJA/ShwRQ_5ZCTI/AAAAAAAAAm4/Q1k4SMYIOIM/s72-c/clock2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item></channel></rss>
