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Sending Irish Hampers Abroad? Start Early and Enjoy the Choice
By Lulu O' Sullivan | 15th Oct 2026
Hi everyone. I hope I find you all well this week. Here at GiftsDirect, we've been sending Irish gift hampers around the world since 1987. Nearly 40 years on, a gift reaching someone far from home on the day it matters is still the part we love most.
"Delivered on the date expected... a seamless, quality-focused online shopping experience."
That's how one customer described sending a hamper to Canada, and it's exactly what we aim for every time.
Christmas hampers made for sending across the miles
If you’re sending Christmas gifts to family or friends in the States or Canada, start with our Hampers to USA & Canada collection.
Here are a few we’d point you towards, depending on who you’re sending to this Christmas.
For someone spending Christmas far from home
The Across the Miles hamper-(Available Here) is a lovely choice for someone who won’t be home in Ireland this Christmas. It brings familiar favourites together in a gift that can make the distance feel that little bit smaller.
Why we love it for Christmas:
- Barry’s Tea and Bewley’s coffee for those familiar Christmas mornings
- Christmas pudding and gourmet chocolates for the festive table
- A thoughtful way to say “we’re thinking of you” from across the miles
For sending a little taste of home this Christmas
The Tastes of Home Treat Box-(Available Here) is a simple way to send some Irish Christmas cheer overseas.
It’s a lovely option for friends and family who won’t make it home for Christmas, particularly when you want to send a taste of Ireland without choosing one of our larger hampers.
Why we love it for Christmas:
- A thoughtful taste of home for Christmas
- A great choice when you’re sending to several friends or family members overseas
- Easy to add to your Christmas gifting list
For a festive mix of sweet and savoury
For someone who enjoys a bit of everything, the Savoury & Sweet Irish Gift Box-(Available Here) is a brilliant Christmas choice.
It combines Irish farmhouse cheeses, artisan crackers and chutney with chocolates, cakes, biscuits and other tempting treats, and it’s available for worldwide delivery.
Why we love it for Christmas:
- A delicious balance of sweet and savoury
- Plenty of Irish treats to enjoy over Christmas
- Ideal for sharing around the festive table
- Beautifully presented and available for worldwide delivery
It’s the sort of box that’s made for opening over Christmas and sharing while everyone decides what to try first.
For the sweet tooth
Christmas and treats go hand in hand, which makes the Sweet Irish Gift Box-(Available Here) an easy choice for someone who loves the sweeter side of Christmas.
The box includes Butlers Vanilla Fudge, Irish Atlantic Salted Caramel, Butlers chocolates, Lily O’Brien’s Sticky Toffee and Irish-made cookies. It’s also available for worldwide delivery.
Why we love it for Christmas:
- Packed with chocolates, fudge, caramel, toffee and cookies
- Made for dipping into and sharing over Christmas
- A lovely way to send an Irish festive treat overseas
- Available for worldwide delivery
For the big family Christmas gift
The Grand Irish Gourmet Hamper(Available Here) is the one to choose when you want your Christmas gift to make an impression.
Think of the family gathering around it over Christmas, opening it together and discovering what’s inside.
Why we love it for Christmas:
- A generous centrepiece for the Christmas table
- Hand-packed in Dublin with Irish produce
- Perfect when one Christmas present will be enjoyed by the whole household
Sending Christmas gifts further afield? Our Gifts to Australia & NZ and Irish hampers to send abroad options help you find something for friends and family celebrating Christmas across the miles.
Why ordering early makes Christmas gifting easier
We’ve been doing this long enough to know that Christmas feels much easier when the overseas gifts aren’t left until the last minute. Starting early means you can enjoy choosing the gift rather than rushing through it.
Enjoy the full choice
This is the big one. Ordering early gives you time to browse and choose the Christmas hamper you genuinely think they’ll love.
Maybe it’s a big hamper for the whole family. Maybe they’d love a box filled with Irish chocolates and sweet treats. Or perhaps farmhouse cheese, crackers and chutney alongside something sweet sounds more like their perfect Christmas.
More flexibility for Christmas delivery
When a hamper is travelling across the Atlantic or to the other side of the world, planning ahead simply makes sense.
Ordering your Christmas gifts earlier gives you more flexibility and means your overseas Christmas shopping can be crossed off the list well before the festive rush begins.
Time to get the details right
There’s one bit of Christmas preparation that isn’t very exciting but really matters: checking the address.
Take a moment to double-check the recipient’s full delivery address and contact details when you place your order.
A calmer December
There’s something particularly satisfying about knowing the overseas Christmas presents are already sorted. Instead of reaching December and wondering what you’re going to send everyone, you can concentrate on enjoying Christmas at home.
Christmas gifting across the miles
A Christmas hamper isn’t just about what’s inside the box. When someone you love is spending Christmas in another country, it’s a way of making them part of the celebrations back home.
That’s what matters to us.
It also reflects the GiftsDirect focus on making gifting convenient, reliable and memorable, while offering customers quality and choice.
Because however many miles separate you this Christmas, a little taste of Ireland can still find its way to their door.
Happy Shopping!
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