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8 things that get boring very quickly on Christmas Day
FactFind: How much sugar does Santa consume in Ireland on Christmas Eve?
Knock's Fr Richard Gibbons: 'Christmas is the antidote to humbug, despair and hopelessness'
Fr Richard Gibbons
Listen to this ancient caroling tradition from rural Wexford
'It can be a rough time': How comedian Sarah Millican is helping people who spend Christmas alone
Cooking a turkey? Here's how to make sure you avoid getting food poisoning
Do you want to track Santa's trip around the world? Here are a few options
Column: 'I'm facing my second Christmas without my partner, Patric'
Jenny Gilleece
'I work because they are lonely': Sex workers describe the dangers of the trade at Christmas
Separated father: 'I will spend Christmas on my own, not seeing my children'
Anonymous
Last-minute shopping or travel plans? Here's when everything shuts down tomorrow...
From zero funding to a thriving New York branch: Joan Freeman's Pieta House journey
'It's this year's Buzz Lightyear': Why we flock to bookshops to buy gifts at Christmas time
Christmas as a Muslim: 'My mom was always careful that we'd never feel left out'
Meriem Ahmed
'I'll be home soon': Christmas messages from Irish soldiers serving abroad
Saying goodbye to the short days at Knockroe: 'It’s a way to think of how to go forward'
'Increased access to "comfort foods" during Christmas sent my eating disorder into overload'
Jodie Kenny
'While the rest of us are looking forward at this time of year, they're feeling the dread and the anxiety'
Not driving home for Christmas? Here's all you need to know about public transport instead
Mind yourself this Christmas: How to care for your mental health during the holidays
Column: 'I never give anything to anyone for Christmas and I don't expect junk in return'
Barry Purcell
15 things that are bound to happen on the train 'down home' for Christmas
'By getting a puppy at Christmas you're putting it at the worst start in life'
'Baldy toilet brush': Locals aren't happy with Rome's wilted Christmas tree
16 ways you'll make an eejit of yourself trying to wrap presents this Christmas
Poll: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
Spending mornings waiting on a Luas you can fit on? No plans to alleviate pressure for busy Christmas period
Michael D Higgins Christmas message: 'The burden of homelessness will overshadow the festive season'
Here are some things that you can do if you're feeling charitable in the run up to Christmas
Click.ie says tech products are being shipped as customers panic about Christmas gifts
'The ice-rink didn’t have any ice' - Families fume as Winter Wonderland branded 'a shambles'
Here's what happened when I asked every TD in Ireland if they liked Love Actually
Parents urged not to buy children scrambler bikes for Christmas after fatalities in recent years
'We underestimate the relief people feel when they get a mental illness diagnosis'
Grace Vaughan
'It feels good to do a good deed': This nine-year-old Irish boy is travelling to Belarus to help Santa
'People are dying': One year after Apollo House and homelessness is worse than ever
'It won't end homelessness but it'll make a difference': Appeal to donate price of a drink this Christmas
Chiropractor in Donegal accepting toys instead of payment
This notorious Tipperary takeaway is doing an entire Christmas dinner in a wrap
'Maybe we should slosh our way through the forty days before Easter too'
Eunan McKinney