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Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop on Middle Street has six rooms teeming rooms with more than 150,000 books, which will surely satisfy all your Christmas book-shopping needs.

Looking for something a little different for your Christmas party this December? Then why not book some tables at the award-winning Blackrock Cottage in Salthill for a lovely evening of food, fun and festive cheer with work colleagues, friends or family. The beautifully restored Cottage — which was voted Best Restaurant in Galway earlier this year — will be hosting Christmas party nights on Thursday, December 5, Thursday, December 12 and Thursday, December 19.

BY DECLAN VARLEY

Turkey and stuffing sandwiches, ham and mustard rolls, roast potato hashbrowns - Christmas dinner leftovers can be the ingredients for yummy lunches and dinners for the next three days.

New data from AIB reveals that spending was up eight percent from January to November 2023 when compared with the same period in 2022.

On Christmas Day, at 3pm, a sung traditional Latin Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of St Mary's College, St Mary's Road, Galway.

Ireland West Airport is expecting 40,000 passengers to pass through the airport over the Christmas period making it the busiest in the airport’s history.

The Survivors Integrated Service at the London Irish Centre recently received a letter from a survivor of St Anne’s Orphanage, Lenaboy, Taylors Hill — The centre thought it would be nice to share this anonymous letter with the people of Galway as they want to recognise that not all survivors’ experiences of institutions were the same. This letter is only meant to reflect one person’s experience of their time at St Anne’s and their memories of how the community of Galway came together to give them a magical Christmas experience every year.

1. Get your priorities right. Christmas day is just 11 days away so if you still have a lot to do beforehand then it is important you have a plan. Otherwise, the hours will just slip away and you will end up feeling frazzled before you even sit down to eat your Christmas dinner. Start by monitoring your time, this will help you pinpoint where you are wasting precious minutes. Then, make a list and decide when you are going to complete all those outstanding tasks. Your list could include everything from buying gifts, icing the Christmas cake, ensuring the chimney is clean for Santa's much awaited visit, or doing a grocery shop. If you have a lot of tasks to get through but very little time in which to do them, aim to reduce your seasonal overload by prioritising. Many of us spend up to 80 per cent of our time doing non-essential duties, according to research, so ditch these, at least until after the New Year when hopefully you will have more time.

Take some time out from the Christmas shopping and preparations for the holidy season and treat yourself and your friends or family to some festive lunch or dinner, available in The Ardilaun Hotel for the month of December. The award winning kitchen team have introduced sumptuous two-course and three-course Christmas menus with tea/coffee and mince pies for €26.50 and €31.50 per person respectively.