Guess which of these Communion dresses cost €300 less?

In recent years, there’s been a something of a reality check around communion day. Ailin Quinlan checks out options for bargain hunting and less price-conscious parents.

IF one of the excesses of the Celtic Tiger was the the transformation of First Holy Communion into a bling fest of Kardashian proportions, subtlety has crept back in the past five years.

Everyone wants their child to feel special, but must that mean a bank overdraft for the following three months, given that many parents are not even regular mass attendees?