Shop in Ireland

I came across a new Facebook group called Shop in Ireland and I am quite mesmerised by it. The idea is to encourage people to shop locally this year, in an effort to support small businesses, and to offer these small businesses a platform to advertise. The group is very well administered with rules for posting, and so far they are being enforced (eg criteria of a small businees, one post each per week, format of post is checked to ensure all required info is included).

Obviously I'm impressed by the rigor of the organisation, but I am totally blown away by the volume of really high quality and diverse small businesses out there. I never would have known, nor would so many others, if it weren't for this very busy FB group. It has book binders, painters, potters, pen makers, kids' clothing, Christmas decorations, cakes, books, knitting, crochet, woodwork, home-made pizza kits...it's so diverse and so busy!