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Emer McLysaght: The Christmas trees I’ve known and loved have often been far from perfect

What I Do: Karen Morton is a Christmas tree farmer at Killakee Christmas Tree Farm

While some have said the riots made them feel ‘ashamed’ to be Irish, on the ground that night there were things to be proud of too

Schoolteacher Jane Hogan, from Salthill in Galway, was an avid photographer and swimmer, and known for her kindness and positivity. We always knew she was special

New to the Parish: Dr Senem Donatan Mohan moved from Turkey in March 2019

The scientist, author and professor of biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, dissects the festive season

Daily commentary on their accent and sometimes unpleasant ‘banter’ is a part of life for some English expatriates living here

I hate the things still done to this island in the name of King and country, and any British government that fancies a tilt at supremacy. Cúpla focal will not erase the past

Did I have the mental fortitude to witness human depravity visited upon children in Somalia?

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Sorcha’s an unbelievable wife and mother, but she can’t satisfy all of my needs

There are no designer mascara smudges, no lounging in negligee in the afternoon. No, it’s more a case of looking at a wall for hours, simply not here

The workers at Swan Youth Service put the children and young people of Dublin’s north inner city at the centre of their service

I was never made to feel special in the wrong way, but when I was 10, it was time to learn the truth about Thalidomide’s impact on my body

Irish Times photographer Nick Bradshaw has travelled around Ireland documenting the lives of people impacted by the drug for an intimate set of portraits

What I Do… Eimear Burke is a druid based in Co Kilkenny and she serves as chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.

Emer McLysaght: Let’s get Patrick Kielty the biggest water gun on the market and give him free reign

What I Do: Eimear Burke is a druid and chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids

Diving into Christmas is no problem for the Irish comedian – she’s been thinking about it for month

Siblings Amy, Mark and Paul Huberman talk about the Christmases of their childhood and more difficult recent ones

It’s a nailbiting time for readers. Five Irish authors have won the Booker since it began in 1969

Who knew seeing granny’s body laid out in the good room would be good for our mental health?

New to the Parish: Jinny Ly, a Vietnamese-Chinese-American textile artist, moved to Dublin during the Covid-19 pandemic

What I Do: Rebecca Hegarty, a 24-year-old plant maintenance technician, keeps office plants thriving across Dublin

Sinn Féin's former president is happy to project an image of cheerful dottiness these days. How much this island has changed

Garech Browne’s friend, who died in a fire at the Wicklow estate last month, had great stories to tell, from ‘visiting an opium den with Marianne Faithfull’ to the filming of Excalibur

‘It is lovely how life pushes you around the board,’ Anthony Summers says

John F Kennedy’s death on November 22nd, 1963 was the death of innocence for many people

A birthday card to my niece who won’t listen to any of my advice, because I didn’t at her age either

Sorcha has set up a game of padel with Bradan and Réaltín. It’s the game everyone in south Dublin is playing

I’ve never been fussy about my wine, but I’d like to introduce a little fuss into the experience

Molly Furey reflects on the importance of events which provide a chance to think about deceased loved ones on days that are not charged with the expectations of anniversaries, birthdays or Christmas

Parish halls around the country are places where harmony of all kinds can be found

Adidas has former footballer modelling weather-appropriate jackets with lots of pockets for carrying random bits

New to the Parish: Leticia Andre arrived from Brittany 23 years ago

It’s too jolly hockey sticks; it smells of organised fun, it’s prescriptive: a way of filling up the time between work and sleep, to keep your mind off the screaming pointlessness of existence

Joe Gallagher is a publican and faith-healer based in Pullough, Co.Offaly. He is the youngest of seven boys born into a Co. Leitrim farming family.

As winter deepens, the number of road deaths for 2023 stands at 166 lives lost, 11 more than the total lives lost in 2022

Locals around the town and walking along the canal path react to the news of Jozef Puska’s conviction

It’s the Killiney and Dalkey Combined Christmas Fete meeting, and we’re about as welcome as a snot-nosed kid in a bridal shop

I shall dance like no one is watching and dress like nobody is judging