10 Great Christmas Hampers

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Arcadia Delicatessen
Laura and Mark Brown have achieved the unimaginable in offering an artisan cheese selection box (pictured here) composed entirely of artisan cheeses from Northern Ireland. This would have been unthinkable even a couple of years ago, so it's a really special gift. The cheeses, Kearney Blue, Young Buck, Fivemiletown Cheddar and Dart Mountain Dusk come with biscuits and Northern Ireland chutney. The absolute cutting edge gift of the season.
378 Lisburn Road, Belfast  Order On Line

Ardkeen Quality Food Store
Waterford's peerless Ardkeen Stores have become heavyweight hitters in online foods, and their brilliant assortment of hampers showcase in particular the wonderful foods of the South East.
Dunmore Road, Waterford Order On Line

Apple Farm
Tomorrow, Sat, December 10th, is the last day when the Apple Farm are offering a free box of 40 delicious Elstar eating apples delivered with any case of 12 juices ordered on line. The juices are the perfect alternative to alcholic beverages during the Christmas holiday. Delighted to add that the apple special offer is extended one week, until the 17th.
Moorstown, Cahir Order On Line

Sheridan's Cheesemongers
The beauty of a Sheridan's Cheese Hamper is not just the fact that there are prices to suit every pocket, but especially the fact that you know the cheeses will have been minded to be at their absolute peak on the Christmas table.
Old Virginia Road, Pottlereagh, Co Meath  Order On Line

Urru Culinary Store
Ruth Healy's wonderful riverside store in Bandon is a tabernacle of the very best Irish foods. Pick of the crop is the BEST OF THE YEAR 2016 Hamper, which features many of the favourite foods Ruth discovered in the year coming to a close.
Bandon, Co Cork Order On Line

Dingle Butcher
The legendary explorer Tom Crean was a customer of Kennedy's of Dingle, and if Jerry Kennedy's Dingle Peninsula meats were good enough for Mr Crean, they're certainly good enough for your Christmas table.
Orchard Lane, Dingle, Co Kerry Order On Line

Dunne & Crescenzi Casa
Not only are hampers from D&C Casa something really special, but they come in what has to be the grooviest hamper box you'll find anywhere. A classic gamut of Italian speciality foods is invaluable not just during the holiday but for the year after.
(South Frederick Street, Dublin 2) Order On Line

Picado Mexican Pantry
Gifts of the superb Mexican foods that Lily and Alan import, will make sure any food loving friend will have a Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo. Picado is the perfect portal to the extraordinary world of Mexican cooking.
44a South Richmond Street, Dublin  Order On Line

The Real Olive Co
There is no other cheese like the stretched curd cheeses made by Franco Picciuolo for ToonsBridge Dairy. We would walk a country mile to get one and could think of nothing nicer than a box of treats and cheeses from Toons Bridge and the Real Olive Company.
Toonsbridge, Co Cork Order On Line

Ponaire Coffee
Tommy and Jennifer's boutique roastery has got the perfect mix of chemex, and hario coffee sets so that everyone who buys their precious beans will wind up with a perfect cup of Joe, every time in 2017.
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