A well-known ice cream parlour that was "completely trashed" almost two months ago has re-decorated the much-loved store just in time for Christmas.

Owner Tina McCormack was devastated when vandals broke into 'Storm in a Teacup' and caused considerable amount of damage to the store located at Skerries harbour.

The perpetrators got away with a small amount of money at the time - but loyal customers of the parlour were left shocked by the crime.

"They took the till, but we had emptied it that day, so there was nothing in it. They also took a full RNLI charity box, which people had been giving money to," Tina told independent.ie.

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Following the incident, the community joined together to help get the ice cream parlour back on its feet.

"We somehow managed to get the parlour up and running using old machinery," said Tina.

"Everyone worked together to help us - which was so heartening - and we are really getting there now with all our bits and pieces. We just started using our lovely Italian freezer again last Friday."

'Storm in a Teacup' serves ice cream all year round and is now offering special festive treats including sweet and savoury crepes, warm waffles, hot chocolate and Ferrero 'Stormy Sauce'.

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Now open four days a week, from Thursday through Sunday, Tina has mustered some Christmas spirit in her "little log cabin" parlour.

"I am really optimistic about the future of the shop - I'm just that kind of person. After Christmas, we'll give the shop a complete renovation and freshen everything up," she said.

"A lot of people were very upset at the damage that was done to the parlour. I just hope that the vandals learned their lesson."

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