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Thursday 25 November, 2010
by jean
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M&S Dinner for Two for €12.50, Nov 26-30

Is time moving extra-quickly because the end of days are upon us?  It doesn’t seem like a full two weeks since M&S last ran this offer.  It’s a good thing though.  I’d say we could all use a bottle of reasonably priced wine and some comfort food this weekend.

Dine in for Two for €12.50 starts today and runs till Tuesday.  The full menu is available, as ever, on the M&S website.

Thursday 25 November, 2010
by jean
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Winner of our M&S Taste of Christmas Tickets Giveaway

Taste of Christmas with M&S
The lucky winner of a pair Taste of Christmas tickets, courtesy of Marks & Spencer, as chosen by the random number generator is:

Here are your random numbers:

51

Timestamp: 2010-11-24 23:13:40 UTC

So congratulations John Murphy! You and a friend have won free entry to the Dublin Convention Centre for this festive event. We hope it brings some holiday cheer at the end of this particularly grim week.

You can still buy tickets for the event – and M&S are offering you the chance to purchase tickets at a reduced price. Simply visit www.tasteticketing.com and enter the following promotional code “MandSfans” and you can get tickets for just €15 ex booking fee.

Tuesday 23 November, 2010
by peter
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Reader queries

My friend Lisa is looking for a decent, affordable, baby-friendly restaurant in Dublin for her family’s annual Christmas breakfast. I’ve suggested Gotham Cafe just off Grafton Street or the new Gotham South in Stillorgan (disclosure: my flatmate works in the latter place). Does anyone else have any recommendations – or have you noticed any good deals being advertised?

Meanwhile, our reader Una Campbell asks:

Does anyone know where you can get a thermal cook pot ? These are double layer pots, one inside the other that cook food purely from the layer of heat kept in. Are they available on the web? I may just resort to a slow cooker but I wanted to see if anyone tried has tried one of these.

Monday 22 November, 2010
by peter
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Special offers at Superquinn, November 22

It’s Superquinn’s 50th birthday this Thursday, and they’re offering triple points on all shopping.

It’s also a good time to go to Superquinn, as there’s so… many… nice things in Superquinn – once again it’s easily the best of the big four for special offers. Current deals include:

  • Superquinn premium topside round roast – half price – now €6.49 per kg
  • Fox’s Fabulously Special biscuits – reduced from €15.99 to €6.99
  • Fairy Auto Dish Wash tablets (28’s) – half price – now €4.49

Offers valid until November 30. Click here for details.

There’s also excellent deals on seafood with half-price rainbow trout, hake, haddock, and tiger prawns.

Monday 22 November, 2010
by peter
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Special offers at SuperValu, November 22-27

Current specials at SuperValu include:

  • Quality Street (1kg), Cadbury Roses (975g), Cadbury Heroes (950g), Celebrations (855g) – €6
  • Huggies Super dry mega pack range – €16

Now’s a good time to start stocking up for Christmas. Get those less perishable products (sweets, biscuits, tins etc) while they’re cheap and store them in anticipation of the big day. Click here for details.

SuperValu are continuing their promotion with Kevin Dundon, who is featuring in a mini-series where he cooks up easy Christmas dishes in three minutes. The mini-series is only 3 minutes long and airs on Wednesdays at 8.57pm, right before the 9 o’clock news. You can also find them on the RTE iPlayer and the SuperValu website.