This year more than ever as small local businesses recover from the pandemic it’s imperative to shop local and support Irish enterprises. Our first port of call for inspiration is always The Irish Design Shop, which has expanded its range of gift boxes this year to suit all tastes, interests and budgets. Another is Mimi + Martha, the mother and daughter-owned online portal which specialises in home decor items from Irish designers including Aoife Slattery, John Hanley and Kaiko Studios. Scroll on for more gift ideas from Irish shops and makers …

ACANTHUS BOOKENDS €57.95; www.russborough.ie 

Inspired by The Westbury’s The Sidecar cocktail bar, THE SIDECAR GIN SET, €100; www.shop.doylecollection.com 

Luxury EUCALYPTUS CHRISTMAS WREATH, New Moon Blooms, €80; www.giftedfromireland.com 

Emmet Bosonnet of Kopper Kreation uses mostly reclaimed and recycled plumping pipes and fittings to create this TRIANGLE BASE LAMP, €60; www.mimiandmartha.com

An evocative love letter to Ireland seen throughout a year of fly fishing. HAUNTED BY WATERS, A JOURNEY INTO THE IRISH COUNTRYSIDE, Daire Whelan, Hachette Ireland, €16.99; www.dubraybooks.ie 

Inspired by the local surrounds of Castlemartyr village in East Cork, this HAMPER, is brimming with savoury and sweet treats, including Seymours Irish Cheese biscuits with Cashew Nuts & Chilli, Lismore Food Company Dark Chocolate Apple Sticks and much more. From Carewswood Garden Centre Cafe, €139; www.carewswood.ie 

White Christmas: A LIMITED EDITION CANDLE from Max Benjamin, €25 with notes of incense, orange and bergamot; www.maxbejamin.com and with select luxury retailers nationwide.

Irish brand KDK, by sisters Dairine and Keira Kennedy, has a new Winter Collection which includes this ultra-fine FOREST GREEN SCARF from €110; www.kdk.ie 

Colourful and caring: Achara stationery donates some of its profits to the Irish Bee Conservation Project, while a tree is planted with Crann for every 25 sets sold. MULLED WINE NOTE SET, €30; www.acharastationery.com 

“The Wren” by artist and illustrator Roger O’Reilly who creates the IRELAND POSTERS, €35 unframed; €75 for framed pieces; www.irelandposters.ie 

Irish baby concept store, Bygge Bo, has a sustainable selection of WOODEN TOYS including this Wishbone Mini-Flip Walker, €125; www.byggebo.com 

A SUSTAINABLE DUO: Anam Wash and Lotion, in refillable glass bottles, both €24.95; www.thehandmadesoapcompany.ie 

Established in 1979 by Keith and Kathleen Leadbetter in Stonyford, Co Kilkenny, JERPOINT GLASS is a family-run studio specialising in handblown glassware inspired by the Irish landscape. Jerpoint glass vases; €95; www.designireland.ie 

This THERMAL BOTTLE is a pretty stocking filler for children from the Dinky collection,€26; www.motherreusables.com (also in several stores including Avoca).