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IMAGINE. We’ll spend €1.5bn on food, drink and presents this Christmas — more than any other EU country.

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Sun, 08 Dec, 2013 - 00:00

Vickie Maye

The average spend in 1.6bn Irish households, excluding travel, will be €894.

The good news is we’re spending a lot less than the heady days of the boom — back then the average festive spend was €1,300.

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