Dublin must be wedged.
There are certain telltale signs in Irish life that tells everyone that Christmas is just around the corner.
The Late Late Toy Show means that parents begin the frantic preparations for Santa, the weather usually turns from crap to atrocious – hello Storm Desmond – and thousands of country people will flock to Dublin for do their Christmas shopping.
In case you didn’t know, today is December 8th and plenty of Irish shoppers from all over the country have descended on ‘The Big Shmoke’ to get their bits and bobs.
Here are some of the best tweets.
Today is historically 'Culchie Day' in Dublin! #culchieshoppingday
— David Pollard (@DavidPollardIRL) December 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/TaraFlynn/status/674124922935988224
https://twitter.com/nbrez/status/674215218004795392
https://twitter.com/BonjourKittay/status/674236751376945152
https://twitter.com/FattiBurke/status/674201164561440769
https://twitter.com/oneilllo/status/674131910155771904
Leinster House being protected from the hoards of culchie shoppers pic.twitter.com/gavZUxGxne
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) December 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/bettercallkiwi/status/674123467688706048
Spare a thought for the staff of The Kylemore and Arnott's café on Culchie Shoppageddon. Your tea is dishwater but it's not your fault.
— 📻 ED SMITH 📻 (@EdTodayFM) December 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/SM1188/status/674183916505427969
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