Clothes, shoes, a family get-together – some parents ... your child will come out with a guaranteed €610. [ Irish people and First Communion: ‘We are all more like the Simpsons than the ...

had been so excited about her first holy communion. She had been shopping with her granny and picked out the perfect dress. She couldn’t wait to celebrate her special day with family and friends ...

of which there was none left in Ireland (leading to a panicked online purchase of three ivory ones the week before). My child had no teddy bear with ‘Happy First Communion’, nor a ...