Each week we ask what’s making Irish Times readers happy. You can join in by emailing happy@irishtimes.com or tweeting using #IrishTimesHappy. Here is a selection of the responses this week:
Seeing my poem published on a Dublin bus stop – Kevin
A few days off with the kids remembering why I love them so much because life is hectic and you can sometimes forget – Jane
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Poolbeg Lighthouse in Dublin. Being down there by the sea always lifts my spirits – Patrick
My boyfriend sent me beautiful flowers for no reason at all. It made me feel loved. And happy – Barbara
I'm feeling happy because I am home from Australia for Easter – Mairéad
I had a Sherbert dip complete with a licorice dipper. I haven't had one in decades. It brought me back and made me smile – Sarah