Christmas

The clamour for wrapping paper, the dog acting up and the frenzied men buying bubble bath is what Christmas Eve is all about

Donald Clarke: The generic streaming Yule flick serves the same purpose as the low-grade compilation playing in the Lager Mart. It is there to reassure you it really is Christmas

Yap Siew Hong from Malaysia has kept in regular touch with about 20 of her patients, starting with a mother whose Rotunda baby is now 21

'I had to miss the baby’s Christmas play to come in here,' woman tells judge, complaining that her former partner is an alcoholic and lying about being unemployed

Planet Christmas: Stock market ‘Santa rallies’, supermarkets’ embrace of Italian festive traditions, and the impending gloom of 2023

Tradition of household displays to raise money for charity is continuing despite the soaring cost of electricity

President welcomes people spending ‘first Christmas in Ireland’

Run public transport, put on events, open cinemas, activity centres and shops for those who do not partake for whatever reason

Go in peace, or go in seething passive aggression. Unlike some of your nearest and dearest, we’re not here to judge

Hilary Fannin: We expected our lives to become richer as we got older. But it’s easy to feel increasingly alone. This Christmas I’ll raise a glass to absent friends

A gastroenterologist explains how to manage bloating, gas, heartburn and other symptoms

Including The Banshees of Inisheerin, Glass Onion, Motherland, Chariots of Fire, Marie Antoinette, How Ireland Rocked the 80s, and Callan Kicks the Year

Feeling a bit of dread about the holidays? Fear not, these experts have solutions to our holiday stressors

Dublin Airport Arrivals Hall welcomes family and friends home with warm embraces and tears of joy

Unthinkable: A novel theory of natural types may provide the key to Yuletide peace

Ukrainian grandmother Valentina is grateful to Irish people for warm reception she and her family got in Ireland

Ireland’s pop princes are playing the former Point Depot for the 72nd time in their career, in the first of three sold-out concerts

Apologies for boasting, but my own Yuletide troubles are minimal

Christmas Dinner Part 3: All you need to know to put a great meal on the table

While it might be tempting to cancel Christmas, some advance planning can make it more tolerable

Nina Mischenko tells Arlene Harris about Ukrainian Christmas traditions and how different it will be this year at the Citywest Hotel

David Harbour, George Wendt and Tim Allen reveal the challenges of playing Santa Claus

It can pay to opt for a Christmas present that could provide longer-term financial benefits to the recipient

Christmas Dinner Part 2: All you need to know to make the trimmings a highlight of your feast

Victims have been targeted in Dublin, usually while intoxicated, by thieves seeking mobiles and PIN numbers

Small numbers visited Bow Street premises on Monday for baby products but up to 3,000 expected on Tuesday

Volunteers draped in black cloaks gather outside St Ann’s Church on Dawson Street for 20th year of charity collection

Jen Hogan: It’s a stressful time of year, especially when you’re trying to gather the kids for a family photo

Pilita Clark: Workers find it hard to concentrate on the job as Christmas looms

Hundreds of people are giving their time over the holiday period to support those in crisis, both in person and on helplines

Group shows at this time of year offer a range of affordable options

Spend Less, Eat Well: The stuffed pastries are great for using up leftovers, so bear them in mind when the turkey dinners are over

Deirdre McQuillan: Irish jewellers have made their mark globally this year, from wowing Beverly Hills to appearing in a Disney film

The Frankie Goes to Hollywood single was written by Holly Johnson in 1983, when he was still on the dole but the band were on the brink of success

Christmas dinner part I: Advice and recipes from Paul Flynn, Neven Maguire and Darina Allen

In the News podcast:

Pricewatch: You can still shop online from a lot of Irish sites but you will need to get your skates on

What does the singer want for Christmas? Time with family ahead of her Christmas Eve special on Sky Arts

Bring some colour to the bleak mid-winter with a freshly made wreath for tables, doors and graves

An array of familiar faces talk about the Christmas mornings and childhood gifts that are burned into their memories