Martha Stewart dressing up as a socioeconomic crisis was a perfect reflection of the times
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Halloween
Halloween
Christmas creep is the scariest thing about Halloween, reader suggests
A chocolate gold coin bearing a festive message prompts a reader to question how early Christmas retail season should begin
Fright night on our doorstep
Eclectic bunch of callers included a great white shark and rugby’s most famous fan
Needles and pins found pushed into children’s Halloween sweets in Donegal
Photos show sharp objects pushed through wrappers into confectionery given out to trick-or-treaters
Martha Stewart apologises for homeless person Halloween costume: ‘It’s hard to admit you’ve screwed up’
Post with image of Stewart dressed as homeless person for Halloween also promoted candle range
Vacant house in Dublin set on fire four times on busiest Halloween in 15 years
Footage has emerged of chaotic scenes in parts of Dublin, including cars being set alight
‘She was wronged’: new film lifts the lid on an infamous Irish ‘witch burning’
The killing of Bridget Cleary by her husband in 1895 was long a taboo subject in Tipperary
I’m a scaredy cat who skips scary movies at Halloween. Life gives us enough jump scares
While the spooky season might lure the thrillseekers, I will bury myself in blankets and carve friendly faces on to pumpkins
This spider is just in time for a starring role in the Halloween horror show
Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna
As an autumnophile, I particularly like the concept of Samhain
The thinning of reality between the living and dead embraces the spirit world, fables and faeries, and underlines the huge importance in our heritage of story
Cricut Maker 5 review: Home crafting levels up
Faster than its predecessors, the new machine will help you unlock your creativity
Witch rewards: pumpkin is the star of these Halloween recipes
Just make sure you use the right kind of pumpkin, or squash, in these two dishes
I keep finding myself thinking ‘I am living in the future and it is mental’
We live in a spooky, AI-filled world but even at Halloween there’s nothing as frightening as a defunct dishwasher
This Meath castle is said to be one of Ireland’s most haunted. One brave reporter stayed the night
In Ross Castle, the ghost of Sabina is said to haunt her former bedroom. Will we survive the night?
The Irish Times view on Halloween: hello darkness, my old friend
Better to accept Halloween for what it is, a shape-shifting festival with roots in the turn of the year
Halloween weather to be mostly dry and bright, says Met Éireann
Rain will clear from the west on Saturday, with a settled and dry start to November expected
‘Some people lose fingers or an entire hand’: Warning over illegal fireworks being sold online to children
Many of those suffering injuries over Halloween from the explosives are under 18
The original Irish Halloween menu: ‘Put down the plastic and pull up a cabbage’
Foodstuffs played a central role in Ireland’s Samhain tradition − although not always for eating
Pat Kenny injects touch of venom into take on Charles Haughey’s kickback-funded lifestyle
Radio: As veteran presenter assesses late taoiseach with Vincent Browne, Brendan O’Connor’s James McClean interview is another captivating encounter
The Halloween Movie Quiz: Who made a youthful appearance in Friday the 13th?
Plus: How well do you know your Dracula outings?
One young fellah nearly fell off his bicycle looking at our Halloween decorations
It would be a serious stretch to claim Halloween is Irish. It evolved from a stew of multicultural influences
‘No one knew anything about pumpkins in Ireland’: An Irish farmer on a growth industry
Tom Dillon took an American Halloween tradition back home with him to Co Meath
A straight-up depiction of suicide is not ideal street decor, even at Halloween
Fake corpses and dismembered body parts – when did Halloween become so horrible?
Killer cobwebs: The Halloween decorations causing problems for wildlife
Small mammals and birds can be put at grave risk from webbing, which is typically made with tough strands of synthetic fibres
The Co Galway winner of US show Is it Cake?: ‘This wasn’t overnight, but over the course of 17 years’
Corinna Maguire on why the Netflix show is the ‘golden goose’ for cake artists, and how its host’s mispronunciation put her town in the spotlight
It’s Halloween ... the time of year when everyone should take vitamin D
Studies suggest depression, Alzheimer’s and bacterial infections could be linked to vitamin D deficiency
The banshee is alive and well on the western seaboard
It is not too difficult to believe in her – whoever the hell she is – when the wind is howling and whispering through the trees late at night
This will be my sixth year trick-or-treating. Here’s what I’ve discovered
Halloween offers up a portal for neighbours to connect – even if it is only once a year
Fright sites: eight eerie Irish locations to chill the bones
Take a walk on the witchy side this Halloween with these spooky places to visit around Ireland
Storm Boelo: Flood warnings issued for nine coastal counties and riverside areas
Emergency co-ordinators say wet ground and high rivers after Storm Austen increase risk of inland flooding
Face paints containing lead found by health watchdog
HPRA advises parents and guardians to buy from reputable retailers
Halloween festivals, spooky parades and ghoulish galas to consider this midterm
A round-up of the best activities, concerts and family-friendly events to attend around Ireland over the October break
Pet owners urged to be wary of firework noise as Halloween approaches
The Irish Blue Cross is urging pet owners to keep their cats and dogs safely indoors after dark
O’Connell Street was always more than a street. Can it start to live up to its potential?
Halloween would be a good place to begin
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