People walk past a shop decorated with Christmas trees and lights in downtown Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 3, 2018. Irish households will spend an average of 2,690 euros (3,050 U.S. dollars) during this year's Christmas shopping season which refers to the entire December, said a report on Monday. The figure will represent a 3.3 percent increase over the same period last year, said the report which was released by Retail Ireland, the largest group of Irish retailers with members operating over 3,000 shops across the country. (Xinhua)