Early Christmas market tempts Scrooges’ ire

Christmas is coming early for Brown Thomas as staff deck the halls a whole four months in advance.

Brown Thomas branches in Dublin, Cork, and Limerick have been made festive-ready, with the stores’ Christmas markets officially opened to the public last weekend.

The chain opens the markets at this time every year and expects demand to be high. Stephen Sealey, managing director of the Brown Thomas Group, said the reason for the early opening is to satisfy customer demand.