Party planning can be a hectic affair, but three new Irish websites promise to reduce some of the running around. The site www.brewcrew.ie brings the party to the greater Dublin area with home delivery of microbrewed beer in kegs. The service includes the supply of drinking glasses and beer taps.

For fans of the vine, Cork based www.karwig-wines.ie delivers cases of wine anywhere in the Republic within two to four days of the online order. Delivery costs £5 for one to three cases and is free for orders over three cases.

The latest addition to the wine-on-the-web brigade is www.dobbinswine.com, a top-of-the-line wine retailer. Connoisseurs may add classic and fine wines to their cellars and Cuban cigars to the humidor with a few clicks of the button.

This site updates the quarterly wine catalogue published by an association of gourmet restaurants in Ireland.