Your child discovers an extraordinary power - and an even bigger heart.
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Shipping to Ireland
Personalised books for children, shipped to Ireland
Ships from inside the EU, so there are no customs charges - and children's picture books are zero-rated for VAT here.
Two things work in an Irish buyer's favour at once. Children's picture books are zero-rated for VAT in Ireland, and your book ships from inside the EU rather than from outside it, so there are no customs charges either. Neither of those is something we arranged - they are just how the rules fall here - but together they are why an Irish order has no surprise line on it. The honest cost is time: nine to fourteen days on the standard service, about six to seven on express.
What a Irish order actually looks like
9-14 days from approval
DHL. Counted from when you approve the book for printing, not from when you pay - nothing prints until you have seen it. An express option reaches about 7 days.
What you pay is what you pay
Children's picture books are zero-rated for VAT in Ireland. Your book ships from inside the EU, so there are no customs charges.
Or read it tonight
The digital edition unlocks the moment you approve it, so it never misses a date.
Zero-rated for VAT, and no customs
Communion and Confirmation are the gift moments guides ignore
First Holy Communion is one of the biggest gift occasions in the Irish calendar and barely appears in American gift guides at all. It is also an occasion where a keepsake outlasts almost anything else given, because the day is already about marking something - a book with the child named and drawn into it sits alongside the photographs rather than competing with the money envelopes.
Christenings and naming days run the same way here. Both are worth ordering a good three weeks ahead: the standard window is nine to fourteen days from approval, and the approval step is the one people forget to leave time for.
Mothering Sunday is in March, not May
Ireland keeps the British date - the fourth Sunday of Lent, which moves with Easter, so it is in March rather than the American May. Our delivery page computes the exact date each year rather than storing it, because it shifts. Working back from it, count from approval rather than from payment.
Occasions that matter in Ireland
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Common questions
Do you ship personalised books to Ireland?
Yes, from inside the EU, so there are no customs charges. Children's picture books are also zero-rated for VAT in Ireland. Shipping is quoted live for your address at checkout.
How long does delivery to Ireland take?
Nine to fourteen days on the standard service and about six to seven on express, counted from when you approve the book rather than from when you pay. The digital edition is ready the same evening.
Is a personalised book a good First Holy Communion gift?
It suits the occasion better than most things given, because the day is already about marking something - a keepsake with the child named and illustrated in it gets kept alongside the photographs. Order about three weeks ahead to be comfortable.
What currency will I be charged in?
US dollars rather than euro. Your bank converts at its own rate, so the amount on your statement will be close to the displayed price but not identical.
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