The end of the summer term brings the same small dilemma to a lot of households. You want to thank a teacher who has spent a year with your child, the budget is not endless, and you would rather not add to a staffroom already knee-deep in mugs and hand cream. A well-chosen box of chocolates avoids all three problems.

The finish is what makes it feel like thanks rather than habit. These chocolates are handcrafted in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, where Mary Ann O'Brien founded the company in 1992, and a single-origin dark or a hand-finished praline carries that through better than a supermarket box picked up on the last morning.

There is a practical side too. Individually wrapped pieces travel and keep well, so you can buy in late November and not worry about them before the day. They also make it easy to keep one adult stocking a little different from the children's without buying separate boxes.

Posting chocolate comes down to three habits: order early, address it to where the recipient will be, and add the message as you go. Do that, and seasonal delivery is the easy part.

Father's Day in the UK falls on the third Sunday of June. It is not fixed to a date the way a birthday is, so it moves each year, which is why it catches so many people out. In 2026 that lands on 21 June. Ireland marks the same day, so a gift crossing the Irish Sea has the one deadline to meet.

The Corporate chocolate Gift box egg has held its place at the centre of Easter for generations, but it is far from the only way to mark the occasion. For anyone who wants to give something with more to open and share, the wider Easter range offers hampers and curated collections that carry the day beyond a single moment.