BooksSurge: New Writing from Ireland - Shards of glass and solid bricks in a winning collectionBy Sarah Gilmartin
SportBreaking of the ice was required at Annamoe Trout Fisherery for a masterclass in canoeingBy Derek Evans
SoccerMourinho stresses good of the collective as Chelsea face tricky trip to StokeBy Diminic Fifield
Middle EastPakistan hangs four prisoners as execution campaign widensBy Syed Raza Hassan and Nadia Saleem
SportAllen’s bid for third win at Olympia fails at bogey fence in World Cup qualifier jump-offBy Margie McLoone
MusicMonies Gardai receive for policing One Direction concerts and others shoots up in 2014By Gordon Deegan
Asia-PacificVietnam is changing but the country’s women traders are not seeing any benefitBy Catherine Healy
BusinessLast-minute shopping is inevitable, but will it be make-or-break for retailers?By Caroline Madden
PeopleJennifer O’Connell: celebrities line up to peddle the fantasy of the perfect ChristmasBy Jennifer O'Connell
HistoryAn Irishman’s Diary – ‘A dreadful night of carnage’ – the Munster Fusiliers in December 1914By Ronan McGreevy
Gaelic GamesBrian O’Connor: Let’s hope election candidates have more to offer than mere profileBy Brian O'Connor
HealthMuiris Houston: Eat chocolate, drink wine and don’t fret over your festive dietBy Dr Muiris Houston
Social AffairsWoman on life support: medics feared legal positionBy Paul Cullen and Ruadhán Mac Cormaic
OpinionThe solstice is a turning point in the year, a good time to reverse heritage cutbacksBy Gabriel Cooney
OpinionHow will latest street protests change party structures in Ireland and beyond?By Paul Gillespie
SoccerChristmas carols and tobacco – not football – the real forces for peace in the trenchesBy Ken Early
RugbySporting Advent Calendar #22: So many positives for Irish rugby in a fruitful autumnBy Gavin Cummiskey
HealthBirth-order lottery: firstborn favourites, middle-child syndrome and septugenarian babiesBy Mark Harrold
Social AffairsNumber of unfinished housing estates throughout the State now stands at 992By Elaine Edwards
BusinessLarry Goodman firm restrained from appointing receiver over Blackrock Hospital sharesBy Ray Managh