Shops are offering a bridal boutique experience to kids choosing outfits for the big day - complete with photo-friendly podiums. But is it all just innocent fun? Get the look: Kym Smyth, sales ...

Vivienne Wood, who runs the Quirky Corner charity shop in Londonderry, says she was blown away by the response from families The manager of a charity shop has said she has been overwhelmed by the ...

When Charlotte’s Kids first opened in 1980, Communion dress-buying season was chaotic. Families would come in last-minute to shop for the big occasion and have to wait for a dressing room or someone ...

DUNNES Stores have released their range of Communion dresses and suits for 2023 – with prices starting at just €25. The new Paul Costelloe Living Occasionwear collection is available to buy in-store ...

IRISH parents are forking out up to €5,000 for famous dressmaker Thelma Madine to create their little girl’s Communion Dress. But if you want the Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star to make your little girl’s ...

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 ...

When it comes to Holy Communion in Ireland, commerce and the church go hand in hand, the secular meeting the sacred in one of the most celebrated annual rituals in the country. Many complain about the ...

An idea that started in the laundry room of a Clarendon Hills family’s home has turned into a noble, and successful, effort that is helping many people whose children are taking first Communion. “I ...

Recently on rollercoaster.ie, the go-to site for parents seeking advice on anything from an au pair to a soother, a woman estimated the cost of her child’s Communion this year at a ballpark €1,000.