IRELAND HAS BEEN getting creative with their gingerbread.

1. The Sandymount hotel built an entire community

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2. We won’t forget this gem from the Marker Hotel… of itself

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3. The InterContinental in Dublin made a house you can actually sit in

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It lights up, too!

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3. The Shelbourne’s gingerbread scene is adorable

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4. Pichet put some serious effort into this one

5. The Merrion hotel made the Pepper Cannister Church

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6. The Natural Bakery are known to pull out all the stops with their gingerbread mansions

7. The Meryick Hotel in Galway gave it a good go

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8. And finally, this one beats the lot

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