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5 talking points ahead of the Stephen's Day Premier League action
The Night Nurse: Caring for cancer sufferers on Christmas Day is a privilege that helps me appreciate life
Hilary Neville
Who's been drinking? Spot these 12 celebrities at the bar
IN PICTURES: Your Christmas Day dips and runs
Open thread: So, how did your parents get together?
'A busy day for babies': Christmas newborns welcomed at Ireland's maternity hospitals
This 1930s Christmas card is pretty timeless...
One day I was broke... then I got a call that changed everything
Cork Ladies show the way - Cork's 2014 sporting highlights
The Firefighter: 'It's never a good time to have a fire in your home, but Christmas is especially upsetting'
Steve McNally
Did an Irish woman live to be 134?
The moments that made us smile in Ireland this year
Here's what Ernest Shackleton and his crew were having for dinner, inching through the ice 100 years ago today...
Can you spot the sore thumb? Take our Odd One Out Quiz of 2014
Singing Happy Birthday to Jesus and Wayne Rooney in the booklet: #MassTweets 2014
Open Thread: What was the best Christmas present you ever got?
Check out this remarkable news footage of Christmas swimmers in the '20s and '30s
What's the big deal about McGregor? It's TheScore.ie's 50 favourite sports articles of 2014 (part 2)
Pope Francis: "Truly there are so many tears this Christmas"
An Irish Christmas abroad: read this Carlow lad's postcard from Canada
From farm to plate: How your turkey has been looked after over the past 4 months
Garda Jerry McCabe killer questioned over stabbing of his wife Pauline Tully McAuley
If you need to talk to somebody today, there are people who WANT to listen
Poorhouses and midnight mass: What Christmas was like in 1901 Ireland
Poll: Will you go to a religious service today?
'Spare a thought' for gardaí dealing with tragic deaths and family rows today
How a Galway community saved one of their own from an unmarked burial
My 2014: This will always be the year I got cancer – but I feel incredibly positive and strong heading into 2015
Louise McSharry
‘We were getting phone calls from every news channel’ – How a young Irish boy took Greece by storm
'My children felt my sadness' - Christmas is a gloomy time for separated Irish dads
Look at that! A clear, crisp, cold Christmas Day in Ireland
First time Christmas Day swimming? Here's some must-read advice...
Ireland 'could be top of the class in digital toy market'
'I'll never give up searching for my father, there's always some hope'
Deals website has people 'demented with worry' as Christmas presents not delivered
It's not all turkey and Santa... Try some other Christmas traditions from around the world
You probably wouldn't want to hang these Victorian Christmas cards on your mantel
Many of us will celebrate (or cope) this Christmas by using drink or drugs to excess
Tony Duffin