[13:43] 12% rise in number of calls to Childline over Christmas

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has said that 820 children and young people contacted its Childline service this Christmas, a 12% increase compared to last year.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1226/1488158-childline-christmas-contact/

#TheIrishSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoChildren #820 #Childline #thisChristmas #12% #lastyear

[09:34] Slight rise in spending by households this Christmas

Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the retail sector, has reported a slight increase in the average spending by households this Christmas.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1226/1488127-christmas-retail/

#RetailIreland #Ibec #thisChristmas

As far as Christmas music goes, this is a favorite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oswkllz_Lvs

#DonnyHathaway #ThisChristmas

[07:00] Wren boys keep age-old tradition alive in north Leitrim

The Roskilmanor Wren Boys in north Leitrim will bring an age-old Irish tradition of the mummers to the border villages of the northwest this Christmas.

https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2024/1223/1487826-leitrim-mummers/

#TheRoskilmanorWrenBoys #Leitrim #age_old #Irish #thisChristmas

[15:52] Warning over dangers of button batteries this Christmas

Parents and caregivers have been issued a warning about the dangers of button batteries this Christmas.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1219/1487418-button-batteries/

#thisChristmas

[14:42] ‘We are nurses and were lucky to get this Christmas off’ – Holyhead closure forces Irish people to make costly new travel plans

Irish passengers who had planned to travel home via the storm-damaged Holyhead ferry port this Christmas are having to make “costly” new arrangements due to its closure.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/we-are-nurses-and-were-lucky-to-get-this-christmas-off-holyhead-closure-forces-irish-people-to-make-costly-new-travel-plans/a19110141.html

#Irish #Holyhead #thisChristmas

[11:49] Over 5,000 children in NI to spend Christmas homeless

More than 5,000 children in Northern Ireland are set to spend this Christmas living in temporary accommodation

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1212/1486076-children-homeless-christmas-ni/

#Morethan5,000 #NorthernIreland #thisChristmas