Why not give an activity this year?

How about a day out with the Twitchers as a Christmas gift? Author and expert Eric Dempsey of Birds Ireland offers a number of trips and full-day workshops from his base in Co Wicklow.

The exquisite moments of life are in doing — not in having. This Christmas, encourage someone you care about to do an activity or course that will enrich their life. I’ve picked a couple of examples, but these should just spur your ideas, based on your intimate knowledge of friends and family.

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