Highlights

‘The people that run this are absolutely amazing’: Music and companionship at RDS Christmas dinner

‘Am I no longer a child? Are so many of the years past? How quickly they have flown!’

I was ready to leave Canada’s winter for Ireland, then came my best Christmas present

This international student must share a bed with a classmate. He says he’s one of the ‘lucky’ ones

Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan feature in first Peaky Blinders movie teaser trailer

Saipan review: The likeability of Éanna Hardwicke’s Roy Keane makes the big meltdown all the more shocking

‘The feeling came back, the one I had been successfully avoiding for so long: shame’

Cover-Up review: Outstanding portrait of Seymour Hersh’s half-century of investigative journalism

TV guide: What to watch on Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day

Santa tracker: Watch his progress as Christmas presents are delivered across the world

The Music Quiz: Olivia Dean’s middle name was inspired by which US singer?

Separated family Christmas: ‘I feel guilty no matter what I decide, it’s draining’

The perfect Christmas playlist: Well-known names reveal their festive favourites

Could Napoleon have changed Irish history?

The Big Irish Times Quiz of the Year 2025

Nine Irish walks packed with history

I don’t need diamond rings or shiny things. Give me something broken and glued together with love