Tis The Season: They’ve Started Putting The Christmas Lights Up In Dublin ALREADY

I know, we say every year that it's getting earlier.

And I know that, in reality, it never is – and the idea of 'waiting until after Halloween' is more of a fanciful fabrication than something that ever really happened.

But still. There's something about the sight of Christmas lights being put up as we enjoy a warm sunny day that seems very, very wrong – and so, we were just a little bit sad to receive word from Peter Rooney on Twitter that this is happening.

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In a country where summer lasts about two days, it seems strange that we should let Christmas occupy almost a quarter of the entire year... but hey. Let's all just shut up and go shopping.

It has begun. 'Tis the season? @broadsheet_ie @PhotosOfDublin @OverheardDublin @LovinDublin pic.twitter.com/Fcm64LH0fA

— Peter Rooney (@peterrooney11) October 13, 2015