We’re all entranced with the pared down purity of Scandinavian interiors, but at Christmas this means a full natural spruce (forget bare branches), and a natural, home-spun style of less-manufactured flash, and low expense.

The arrival in coming weeks on Cork city’s Patrick Street of Danish lifestyle and homewares company Søstrene Grene is a harbinger of a retail uplift to come, as deals also advance with at least two ‘big-box’ retailers for the Capitol Cinema redevelopment.