Christmas

A postal surprise delivered out of season

Michael Dodd was at odds with board of Garda health insurance society after raising concerns about expense levels

Stores report fall off in sales of clothing as overall volumes come in 0.9% lower than Christmas 2024, excluding the motor trade

Postal service says Christmas mail continues to arrive from various parts of the world, including the US

Before you buy, think of the resources, energy and pollution that go into making and transporting those reindeer head slippers

ATM withdrawals continue to fall, representing just 13% of overall card spending

Tusla service opens over weekend to help small number of childcare providers complete registration process

I’ve since sworn off Nosecco and all the rest of the drinks pretending to be something I don’t want in my life any more

Christmas and New Year’s Eve are out of the way – now it’s time to pay for it all

Instead of mounting an uprising, I’m going to list my Women’s Christmas resolutions here to make the rest of 2026 a little less chaotic

Ask Roe: ‘If this was a romantic, I would have a conversation about it but as it’s with friends, should I let it slide?’

Jan 3rd-9th highlights: RTÉ favourites like Room to Improve return, BBC crime dramas reboot and streaming giants unleash big-budget programmes

The world’s wealthiest 10% (about 770 million people) are responsible for two thirds of observed global warming since 1990

We have to learn to scroll better. Not through our phones, but through our minds and our emotions

Irish households were snowed under by packaging this Christmas. Here are some tips for reducing the burden in 2026

CSO data shows households can save thousands annually by cutting everyday habits

Some social security workers ‘offended’ by card from local Sinn Féin office thanking them for their work

Our bowels move well on their own, but perform even better when we move

We don’t get much practice at Hannah Arendt’s version of solitude these days, with all the phones and Netflix and tubs of ice cream to distract us. But we should try it

Sing in a choir, make something with your hands, shoot real or clay pigeons, go to a church, dance if you really must

As much as 430mm of rain fell, leaving householders stranded and knocking out power for thousands

Being grateful for our bodies and the way they enable us to experience the world can be an act of quiet rebellion

I’m taking a break from the ‘gradual erosion of self-worth’ and staying firmly in outie mode

The going was yielding, the punters soft-to-heavy after Christmas excess

With five minutes to go before opening, a queue suddenly formed outside Brown Thomas, with menswear proving the most popular

An influx of refugees to Cahersiveen in Kerry brought challenges but many benefits to the local community

Four in 10 consumers never include a gift receipt when giving presents, survey finds

Television: Christmas is about excess and familial angst, but also tenderness and tears, and all of the above are combined in perfect portions here

Newborns bring festive joy to families

Around 400 people attend event in its 101st year, organised and run by more than 200 volunteers

Leo laments conditions for homeless across globe and conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Mali and Thailand and Cambodia

High waves at Forty Foot see bathers move to nearby Sandycove and the ‘absolutely freezing’ water of Dublin Bay

Coogee’s seafront filled with those missing home and family, waiting for morning to arrive in Ireland to call home

Irish actors to appear alongside new series cast members Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Roth

Christmas Number One, a short story from the award-winning Greek-Irish author Soula Emmanuel

There’s an understanding that we’ve done all we can for now. It’s a time for standing still and seeing out the year

Tony Clayton-Lea reflects on a phenomenal year in the annals of Irish music

When I was almost 13, I faced the festive season in stoic silence, knowing loss for the first time

Road fatalities total 186 as of December 23rd, 19 more than in same period in 2024

Where is Santa now? Track his journey as children worldwide count down the hours to Christmas morning