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When - and not if - the recession in Ireland ends, consumers will express some of the ‘pent-up demand’ by spending money on everything from holidays to eating out.

Kilkenny shoppers are to have even more shopping options in the lead up to Christmas this year with several new retail units due to open at MacDonagh Junction in coming weeks.

* Do not leave hitting the shops until the last minute. They are quieter in the morning and everything will be nicely arranged.

McKanes Pharmacy Ballina are running a fantastic fragrance promotion all this month (see their ad on page seven).

Castlebar Quarter Shopping is the new name for the 24-strong group of retailers in Castlebar’s Hopkins Road and Lannagh Road area who have come together to brand their side of town in an effort to set Castlebar as the premier shopping destination of the west.

Despite an ongoing recession Ireland will head European Christmas household spending this year, according to an annual survey by accounting firm Deloitte.

Despite an ongoing recession Galway consumers are set to head European Christmas household spending this year. The average household spend in a Galway house this Christmas will be €1,354, of which €688 will be spent on gifts, €422 on food, and €264 on socialising, according to an annual survey by accounting firm Deloitte.

Last Tuesday Burgess department store hosted a Christmas shopping evening with up to 20 per cent off everything instore and some leading brands reduced to half price.

Labour Party candidate for Kilkenny City Sean Butler has called on the government to do yet another u-turn on their recent budget and follow many other EU member states in reducing VAT rates to help get the economy through the current economic crisis.

Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony is calling on people to shop in Mayo this Christmas and support Mayo employers and employees. In an attempt to create awareness of the importance of shopping locally, Deputy O’Mahony is making an appeal to shoppers to “stop and think” before they leave the county to do their seasonal shopping.