ART

Limerick: My City My Home

Maps and images of Limerick through the centuries. The Hunt Museum, The Custom House, Rutland St, Limerick (Closed Dec 25-26, Jan 1) Until Feb 15 huntmuseum.com Time so spare on Christmas Eve? Explore Limerick from the 1500s up to the present day via historic maps, paintings and photos (18th-century O’Connell St, right). AD

SHOPPING

Panic

Nationwide 8am until ‘well, it’s too late to do anything now’

All across the country, at around 2pm today, it will slowly dawn on most men that Christmas shopping cannot be avoided any longer, and that sneaky pint in town will stick in your craw unless you at least get the folks something. And your fella/girl. And the brother. Christmas markets are all well and good, but vouchers are better. Think music and clothes for teens, and nice hotels for the folks. You’ve got an hour. Run, run as fast as you can. The Shelf Elf