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06 Sept 2025

Last-minute Father's Day gift guide - Gift ideas your Dad will love

Father Day is this weekend! If you forgot to get your Dad a gift hopefully this guide helps

Last-minute Father's Day gift guide - Gift ideas your Dad will love

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Forgot Father's Day is tomorrow? Don't panic! It really does sneak up. We have rounded up some last minute gift ideas that will show your Dad that you care (and you didn't forget).

With such sort notice it is going to impossible to get something delivered so quickly, but that doesn't mean a thoughtful gift is impossible.

Regardless of what part of the country you're in a good route to go on a gift is an experience gift. Now this will really depend on what kind of Dad your Dad is but there are definitely some really cool options that will show your Dad you care, and if you're lucky you might get dragged along with him.

There are so many options across the country that would make a great gift for any Dad. For the more thrill seeker Dad, how about a driving experience and let your Dad bring out his inner rally driver, with a voucher for a driving experience. There are many companies across Ireland that offer such experiences and let your Dad tear around a track for the afternoon!

Another great experience style gift is a concert ticket, with some great acts playing in Ireland in the rest of 2025, with something surely for your Dad's taste. The likes of Weezer, Queens of the Stone Age, Robbie Williams, and more still have dates coming up before the end of Summer, which would definitely make a great gift. 

If you are more the gift voucher kind of gifter, instead of the classic sports shop voucher maybe instead look to a nice restaurant and not only give the voucher as a gift but also get the opportunity to spend some good quality time with your Dad.

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Or maybe a voucher to his favourite barbers, he's going to have to go there anyway and feels a little bit more personal then the run of the mile voucher.

Maybe pay for their favourite subscription service, whatever your Dad's preference is, a couple of months of Spotify, Netflix, or Prime as a little treat.

One that has been popping up online in recent times that is a wholesome, heart-warming type of gift is a charitable donation in their name. Of course this can be tailored to your own Dad's preferences and really make it a personal cause that they connect with.

Another route that you could go down is the DIY gift, that shows you put time and effort into the gift and also and your Dad gets something out of it to.

A custom Spotify playlist of songs that really remind you of your Dad, or a scrapbook of old photos, you could run to the Pharmacy and get printed for him, but something with a personal touch would for sure warm their heart. 

Hopefully this guide helped you find something that you're Dad will like even if they were were bought in a pinch!

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