In the NewsFrom Robbie Williams to the Beckhams: Patrick Freyne on celebrity documentariesBy Bernice HarrisonListen | 27:56
PeopleTraditional musician Sharon Shannon’s Christmas: ‘I’d much prefer to rescue live turkeys and pigs’ By Tony Clayton-Lea
FoodNot into turkey at Christmas? Cook one of these fabulous fish dishes insteadBy Marie Claire Digby
Gaelic GamesCiarán Murphy: The great Johnny Flaherty earned a permanent place in the nightmares of Galway peopleBy Ciarán Murphy
SportThe top 25 highlights of the year in Irish women’s sportBy Mary Hannigan, Nathan Johns and Malachy Clerkin
SportSteady progress and more visibility ensures momentum continues for women’s sportBy Kelli O’Keeffe
Gaelic GamesSeán Kelly: ‘I would have preferred if nothing was seen of it and we could all just carry on’By Gordon Manning
Gaelic GamesFermanagh’s Ultan Kelm: “It’s not a closed door ... I would love to give a rattle to Aussie Rules’By Paul Keane
FoodHow to cook Christmas 2023: Perfect roast potatoes, sprouts made tasty and cranberry sauce that’s not from a jarBy Marie Claire Digby
ResidentialRed Cow Moran Hotel owner seeking tenants for high-end apartments in south DublinBy Jessica Doyle
OpinionThere’s no moral argument for the State to subsidise private schools. Just a pragmatic oneBy John McManus
TV & RadioFace Down: the Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer - a story of unimaginable heartache and cruelty By Ed Power
PeopleMichael Lynn: The Celtic Tiger solicitor who flew high and fell fastBy Colm Keena and Isabel Hayes
RugbyLeo Cullen puts a little meat on the bones of RG Snyman’s move to Leinster next summerBy John O'Sullivan
AbroadAn Irish flight attendant’s five passengers of Christmas: from Little Miss Last-Minute to Laid-back JohnnyBy Paula Gahan
Your WellnessThe stress of Christmas can be an obstacle or something enjoyable, depending on your mindsetBy Pádraig O'Moráin
OpinionEven on the shortest day, we refuse to succumb to darkness. That’s a cause for hopeBy Finn McRedmond
Business Today NewsletterAirport bidders want runway access, Lane’s inflation warning and how to regulate Big TechBy Peter Flanagan
IrelandThursday’s Top Stories: Ireland’s emissions peak despite growing economy and rising population, Ban on sale of vapes to children to come into force
Crime & LawGardaí to examine phones to establish where €20 million Foynes drug haul was headedBy Barry Roche and Conor Lally
IrelandMet Éireann issues status yellow weather warning as clouds cast shadow over Newgrange solsticeBy Jade Wilson and Fiachra Gallagher
Middle EastTraumatised Israeli communities on Gaza border call for return of hostages and defeat of HamasBy James Shotter and Neri Zilber in Netiv HaAsara
Climate CrisisClimate change: Planned actions show ship of State finally turning to tackle challengeBy Kevin O'Sullivan
Sports BriefingMary Hannigan: ‘That’s business’ - Leo Cullen and Graham Rowntree on RG Snyman’s move By Mary Hannigan
PoliticsBelfast-based Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile resigns from Seanad for health reasonsBy Cormac McQuinn
StageOPW starts to transport Abbey Theatre facade stones to Phoenix Park from Killiney back gardenBy Colin Gleeson
CourtsCriminal jailed for eight years for stealing car used in robbery during which Det Gda Adrian Donohoe was murderedBy Eoin Reynolds
IrelandSliver of sunlight breaks through to Newgrange burial chamber on overcast winter solstice morningBy Fiachra Gallagher
PeopleI’m going to a restaurant for Christmas Day, which goes against almost everything in my DNABy Emer McLysaght
CourtsMan (50) charged with attempted murder of three children at Dublin’s Parnell Square By Mary Carolan and Tom Tuite
HealthDonnelly confident laws on selling vapes to under-18s can be enforced as new rules come into effectBy Vivienne Clarke
BusinessJohn Magnier to receive slightly redacted sale contract from Barne Estate partiesBy Ellen O'Riordan
IrelandOne person per hour arrested for intoxicated driving since new road safety campaign launchedBy Tim O'Brien
AmericasProtests as Javier Milei unveils sweeping economic reforms in ArgentinaBy Tom Phillips and Facundo Iglesia in Buenos Aires
CourtsFund ordered to pay €53,000 damages to woman whose signature on mortgage was found to be forgedBy Aodhan O'Faolain
Middle EastIsrael claims to have gained control of Hamas stronghold as bombing over Gaza continuesBy Mark Weiss
CourtsState’s failure to accommodate international protection applicants challenged in High CourtBy Ellen O'Riordan
CourtsLandlord who asked pregnant tenant to change apartments has successfully defended discrimination claimBy Stephen Bourke
An Irish DiaryMany unhappy returns: Frank McNally on Christmas as a ‘feast of failure’By Frank McNally
CourtsMan who attacked former partner leaving her covered in blood after forcing her into boot of car is jailed for 3 yearsBy Jessica Magee and David O’Sullivan
Politics‘Who actually runs this damn country?’: UK reacts to State’s challenge of Troubles legacy BillBy Seanín Graham
Social AffairsGroup of over 30 Traveller children call to see President at Áras an UachtaráinBy Kitty Holland