November 2019

Posted on November 30, 2019

Coca-Cola’s famous truck tour has officially started!

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of Coca-Cola’s Christmas campaign to celebrate the trucks return for the ninth year in Ireland. After a fun evening celebrating this festive campaign, I thought a stop at the Coca-Cola truck tour would make for the perfect addition to my 12 dates of Crimbo series!

The evening was filled with trying festive food and enjoying live entertainment. The inner hopeless romantic is me was sold by all the Christmas jingles and the overall winter wonderland setting of the event.

If you watched my Instagram story on the night then you would have seen that the evening allowed for plenty of fun Instagram shots and videos.But in the midst of all the jingles, there was also a chance to donate to charity.

There was a stand where people could purchase exclusive Coca-Cola merchandise, with all proceedings going to Saint Vincent de Paul.

Between the photos on the illuminated red truck, food and Christmas carols, visiting the stop is the perfect way to get you in the Christmas spirit and spend some time with your other half in a cosy outdoor setting.

This year the truck will visit eight spokes around Ireland so you will have eight opportunities to visit the famous red truck and zero excuse to miss it!

The 2019 Coca-Cola Truck Tour dates for Ireland are as follows:

Saturday 30th November: Galway Retail Park; 2pm — 8pm
Sunday 1st December: Dublin, Royal Hospital Kilmainham; 2pm — 8pm
Wednesday 4th December: Ballina, Military Barracks; 2pm — 8pm
Saturday 7th December: Belfast, Custom House Square; 2pm — 8pm
Sunday 8th December: Belfast, Custom House Square; 2pm — 8pm
Friday 13th December: Cork, Mahon Point; 2pm — 8pm
Saturday 14th December: Waterford, Winterval; 2pm — 8pm
Sunday 15th December: Dublin, Pavilions Shopping Centre Swords; 2pm — 8pm

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Posted on November 29, 2019

Start the festive season with the Drogheda Christmas Festival!!!

12 Dates of Crimbo

The Late Late Toy Show is on tonight which means the countdown to Christmas has officially begun. While most people get excited around this time of year, I’ve often found the lead up to Christmas to be unnecessarily stressful.

Between the lengthy shopping queues, overcrowded roads and the general anxiety of getting a potentially insensitive gag gift, my blood pressure tends to rise a little more than usual around December.

To top it all off, it gets increasingly difficult to find the time to plan a proper date night thanks to all the Christmas-themed party invites.

As such, I have decided to compile a list of some of the most fun festive date night ideas to alleviate some of the tension around Christmas for anyone else who shares my sentiments. I have tried and tested nearly all of these at this stage and can confidently say that they’re worth every penny.

Everyday for the next 12 days, I will be sharing a date night idea for my series ‘12 Dates of Crimbo’ so you’ll have one less thing to worry about 🙂

Without further ado, here is date 1 of my 12 Dates of Crimbo series:

Anyone who has ever heard me speaking would tell you that they would never guess that Drogheda is my home town. Well, I hate to break it to you, but it most certainly is.

Drogheda is where I was bred (even if I do enunciate my words) and that is why I am recommending kicking off the festive season by going to the Drogheda Christmas Festival that will be taking place between December 6th – 8th.

This family-friendly event will see Mr. & Mrs. Claus making an appearance in front of a beautiful display of lights on St. Peter’s Church, West Street where visitors will also get the chance to enjoy a Christmas market of over 50 of the highest quality craft and food exhibitions.

The promenade at the D Hotel and Scotch Hall Shopping Centre will see a stunning vintage carousel and an outdoor cinema where couples will be able to snuggle up to watch some of the best Christmas films.

The event also promises live music & entertainment in the midst of a mini Christmas village as well as a monster bingo with plenty of prizes up for grabs.

The one thing that really stood out to me is the idea of having a toasted marshmallows stand in a Winter Wonderland setting. If that isn’t enough to entice you, then I don’t know what is! 🙂

For more details about the Drogheda Christmas Festival and what exhibitors to expect, be sure to check out the Drogheda Life.

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