Sunday Independent (Ireland)

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- Claire O’Mahony

Chocolate heaven for under €5

FESTIVE overindulg­ence is rife but nibbling on Willie’s Cacao praline truffles will make the recipient feel more gourmet than glutton. Made from single estate dark chocolate with freshly roasted hazelnuts and Cornish sea salt, these are all-natural with no artificial ingredient­s. €4.95/35g; Fallon & Byrne, Exchequer St and Rathmines, Dublin

Christmas cheer for under €10

FOR the drinks connoisseu­r, the Boyle’s Irish Gin tasting set is an attractive­ly packaged box containing three 5cl bottles of small-batch gins. There’s the award-winning Classic Boyle’s gin as well a Raspberry Blush, with naturally occurring sweet flavours and the limited edition Sloe & Damson gin liqueur. €9.99; Aldi

All wrapped up for under €20

AS a rule of thumb, unless you know your colleague reasonably well, it’s advisable to steer away from clothing when it comes to Secret Santa presents. A scarf is an honourable exception however as they’re always useful; you don’t have to worry about sizing and this one is pleasingly sporty. €18; next.ie

Snap happy for under €30

THE Lomography Simple Use disposable camera is a must for capturing Christmas party antics in an old-school, non-digital way. Preloaded with 36 exposures of 35mm colour analogue film it has a built-in flash as well as attached colour filters. €29; urbanoutfi­tters.com

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