Free spree: We're big fans of free stuff on this page, so are delighted with the continued success of the dublinwaste.ie site which is run by the four Dublin councils.

It is an excellent place to get and dispose of stuff which is of no use to you; earlier this month Liz Henson from Rathfarmham became the 20,000th member of the site – she gave away a beanbag. The number of items being traded has grown by over 22 per cent in the past 12 months and there have been more than three million visits to dublinwaste.ie’s free trade service