Press Releases

11th November 2004

SANTA CLAUS ARRIVES TO CLERYS, DUBLIN ON THE LUAS  

Children everywhere were delighted to hear that Santa Claus arrived to Clerys, Dublin today, Thursday 11th November at 11am.  This year though Santa swapped his traditional sleigh and reindeer and arrived instead to Clerys on the Luas Red Line.

Santa’s Christmas Grotto at Clerys is located in the newly refurbished SECOND FLOOR @Clerys and is open every day from now until Christmas Eve.

Day                                                      Times
Mon/Tues/Wed                                  10:30-1:30pm, 2:30-5:30pm
Thurs                                                 10:30-1:30pm, 2:30-5.30pm, 6.00-8:30pm
Fri                                                      10:30-1:30pm, 2:30-5:30pm
Sat                                                     10:00-5:30pm
Sun                                                    12:00-5:00pm

A visit to Santa’s Grotto is free of charge. However, gifts are available from €6, or children can have a photo taken with Santa from €6 to help cherish the memory of their visit to the Clerys Christmas Grotto. You can also choose a Christmas stocking and photo or snow globe and photo for €12.

The SECOND FLOOR @ Clerys has been beautifully re-designed to offer a stylish shopping experience for customers, boasting an extensive range of elegant and affordable home furnishings and giftware. The SECOND FLOOR also houses the Christmas Shop, where a fantastic selection of decorations, ornaments and gifts are available, perfect for your Christmas shopping.

To celebrate the launch of the SECOND FLOOR @ Clerys, Waterford Crystal has introduced an aquarium filled with their spectacular new seahorse crystal collection and live seahorses for shoppers to watch and enjoy. 

Clerys spectacular Christmas window display was also unveiled this week. This year the Christmas window design will include a unique installation from Waterford Crystal exclusively designed for Clerys. Using light and mirrors, this magical window will create an optical illusion, which customers are sure to enjoy. This spectacular window will be unveiled on Wednesday 24th November.

Clerys is open every Sunday from 12 – 6.00pm and late night Fridays until 8pm in addition to extended opening hours from Monday 13th of December, giving shoppers plenty of time to find that perfect Christmas present.