The Screwpull cork catcher from Stock (€19.50) is for those - read us - who experience pop anxiety when opening a bottle of sparkling wine.

Lose the tensed up shoulders and squinting eyes - never a good look at any special occasion - as you open your bottle of bubbly safely with this handy gadget that looks as stylish as it is fun to use. You still get the excitement of the pop, too, so it's not entirely a world of health and safety gone mad. Available at Stock, 33-34 South King Street, Dublin 2, 01-6794316.