Highlights

‘Mariah Carey has made fools of us all’: Patrick Freyne on this year’s Christmas ads

Ireland’s Population Crash on RTÉ One: Miriam O’Callaghan is compelling at the heart of this doc

I’m part of the squeezed middle. A €325 weekly artist’s payment would be life-changing

Event guide: Cork International Film Festival, Niall Horan and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

Elton John teams up with CMAT for Step Into Christmas duet

Dexys in Dublin review: Theatrical performance as Kevin Rowland’s ever-singular vocal is tender and powerful

Look inside: Co Limerick home with history, castle features and a rooftop putting green

Wild Horse Nine: John Malkovich is masterful in this Martin McDonagh comedy with chills

Have your say: how would the new Galway City Ring Road affect you?

A nicer kind of riot – Frank McNally on the Irish cultural storming of Paris  

Elegant detached Edwardian ripe for renovation in Blackrock

Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders put in the hard yards to enact meaningful and lasting change