Why Silent Night is the anti-Christmas movie Silent Night is perhaps the ideal Christmas movie for these times of anxiety around emergencies like climate change and Covid-19 Christmas • 17 Dec 21
Why Silent Night is the anti-Christmas movie Silent Night is perhaps the ideal Christmas movie for these times of anxiety around emergencies like climate change and Covid-19 Christmas • 17 Dec 21
A fruity history of the Christmas pudding The traditional pudding with its 13 ingredients representing Jesus and the 12 disciples can actually be good for you Christmas • 15 Dec 21
A fruity history of the Christmas pudding The traditional pudding with its 13 ingredients representing Jesus and the 12 disciples can actually be good for you Christmas • 15 Dec 21
How green is your Christmas tree? An ecologist's guide to making a climate-friendly choice when it comes to Christmas trees Christmas • 13 Dec 21
How green is your Christmas tree? An ecologist's guide to making a climate-friendly choice when it comes to Christmas trees Christmas • 13 Dec 21
Are you allergic to your Christmas tree? Christmas tree syndrome is a seasonal allergy triggered by trees, wreaths and garlands Health • 14 Dec 22
Are you allergic to your Christmas tree? Christmas tree syndrome is a seasonal allergy triggered by trees, wreaths and garlands Health • 14 Dec 22
Why 'Fairytale of New York' ends up in the spotlight every year The annual debate about authenticity and censorship is now as predictable as arguments at the family dinner table on Christmas Day Fairytale of New York • 25 Nov 21
Why 'Fairytale of New York' ends up in the spotlight every year The annual debate about authenticity and censorship is now as predictable as arguments at the family dinner table on Christmas Day Fairytale of New York • 25 Nov 21
Can we ensure the supply chain Grinch doesn't steal Christmas? Supply chains provide many things every day, but they cannot keep up with an ever-increasing demand for faster, cheaper, better goods Christmas • 03 Nov 21
Can we ensure the supply chain Grinch doesn't steal Christmas? Supply chains provide many things every day, but they cannot keep up with an ever-increasing demand for faster, cheaper, better goods Christmas • 03 Nov 21
Why you should buy early for Christmas 2021 Many retailers are issuing warnings about stock shortages due to global supply chain problems Retail • 27 Sep 21
Why you should buy early for Christmas 2021 Many retailers are issuing warnings about stock shortages due to global supply chain problems Retail • 27 Sep 21
How Irish churches are celebrating Christmas during a pandemic Over-flowing churches will not be part of an Irish Christmas this year, but virtual forms of religion have proved hugely popular Christmas • 16 Dec 20
How Irish churches are celebrating Christmas during a pandemic Over-flowing churches will not be part of an Irish Christmas this year, but virtual forms of religion have proved hugely popular Christmas • 16 Dec 20
The 12 plants of Christmas From trees and wreaths to the food we eat, plants are a hugely important part of our Christmas rites and rituals Christmas • 16 Dec 20
The 12 plants of Christmas From trees and wreaths to the food we eat, plants are a hugely important part of our Christmas rites and rituals Christmas • 16 Dec 20
How our generosity for charities exposes the failure of state Is it not an indictment of Ireland in 2020 that we still need to raise money to help out good causes and charities? Charity • 15 Dec 20
How our generosity for charities exposes the failure of state Is it not an indictment of Ireland in 2020 that we still need to raise money to help out good causes and charities? Charity • 15 Dec 20
Why arguments about when Christmas starts are as old as the hills As history shows, preventing trees, lights, tinsel and baubles appearing earlier and earlier has been nigh on impossible Christmas • 30 Nov 20
Why arguments about when Christmas starts are as old as the hills As history shows, preventing trees, lights, tinsel and baubles appearing earlier and earlier has been nigh on impossible Christmas • 30 Nov 20
How four women sparked a social revolution on Christmas Eve 1775 Nano Nagle, Mary Fouhy, Elizabeth Burke and Mary Ann Collins were determined to create a fair society through education History • 14 Dec 22
How four women sparked a social revolution on Christmas Eve 1775 Nano Nagle, Mary Fouhy, Elizabeth Burke and Mary Ann Collins were determined to create a fair society through education History • 14 Dec 22
Why cinnamon is the Christmas spice that keeps on giving Research shows that cinnamon and its constituents have a wide range of medicinal applications Chemistry • 20 Dec 19
Why cinnamon is the Christmas spice that keeps on giving Research shows that cinnamon and its constituents have a wide range of medicinal applications Chemistry • 20 Dec 19
How to keep the kids active over the holidays Children need to do at least one hour of physical activity a day to get their hearts and lungs working Health and Fitness • 19 Dec 19
How to keep the kids active over the holidays Children need to do at least one hour of physical activity a day to get their hearts and lungs working Health and Fitness • 19 Dec 19
How our ancestors enjoyed a sustainable Christmas Is it time to recycle some traditions of old to ensure a thoroughly green and climate-friendly Christmas? Folklore • 19 Aug 21
How our ancestors enjoyed a sustainable Christmas Is it time to recycle some traditions of old to ensure a thoroughly green and climate-friendly Christmas? Folklore • 19 Aug 21
How to make a Brexit Christmas pudding Is it possible to emulate the 1920s' Empire Christmas pudding and make one using just Brexit-friendly ingredients? Christmas • 18 Dec 19
How to make a Brexit Christmas pudding Is it possible to emulate the 1920s' Empire Christmas pudding and make one using just Brexit-friendly ingredients? Christmas • 18 Dec 19
The quasi-religious rites and rituals of the 12 Pubs Opinion: as Christmas goes further and further from its religious roots, it's interesting to note the quasi-religious behaviour of those who take part in the 12 Pubs procession. 12 Pubs of Christmas • 12 Dec 19
The quasi-religious rites and rituals of the 12 Pubs Opinion: as Christmas goes further and further from its religious roots, it's interesting to note the quasi-religious behaviour of those who take part in the 12 Pubs procession. 12 Pubs of Christmas • 12 Dec 19
Is it Christmas yet? How music makes the cash registers ring Retailers know that the music they play in-store has a huge effect on business. Music • 11 Dec 19
Is it Christmas yet? How music makes the cash registers ring Retailers know that the music they play in-store has a huge effect on business. Music • 11 Dec 19
Dear Santa, can I have Brand X? Today's children are commercially savvy and brand literate when they write to Santa with Christmas gift requests Christmas • 28 Nov 19
Dear Santa, can I have Brand X? Today's children are commercially savvy and brand literate when they write to Santa with Christmas gift requests Christmas • 28 Nov 19
A winter's tale about climate change and Christmas Here's how a scientist would use Christmas to talk about the challenges we face with climate change and air quality Christmas • 19 Dec 19
A winter's tale about climate change and Christmas Here's how a scientist would use Christmas to talk about the challenges we face with climate change and air quality Christmas • 19 Dec 19
Is the North Pole set to become a tourism hotspot? While there are now increasing opportunities to visit the Arctic and North Pole, huge ecological threats are posed by changes to this environment Environment • 21 Sep 18
Is the North Pole set to become a tourism hotspot? While there are now increasing opportunities to visit the Arctic and North Pole, huge ecological threats are posed by changes to this environment Environment • 21 Sep 18
The roots of Christmas traditions in Ireland Opinion: from candles in the window and Nollaig na mBan to turkeys and mummers, Christmas traditions in Ireland have a long lineage Traditions • 20 Dec 17
The roots of Christmas traditions in Ireland Opinion: from candles in the window and Nollaig na mBan to turkeys and mummers, Christmas traditions in Ireland have a long lineage Traditions • 20 Dec 17
A visit to Santa's sensory-friendly grotto Report: how do you make a seasonal visit to Santa work for children with attentional or sensory difficulties? Christmas • 18 Dec 17
A visit to Santa's sensory-friendly grotto Report: how do you make a seasonal visit to Santa work for children with attentional or sensory difficulties? Christmas • 18 Dec 17
Reinventing Dickens for Christmas The Brainstorm long read: Charles Dickens is embedded in many popular images of Christmas, but to which version of Dickens do we credit the invention of a particular brand of seasonal spirit? Christmas • 05 Jan 18
Reinventing Dickens for Christmas The Brainstorm long read: Charles Dickens is embedded in many popular images of Christmas, but to which version of Dickens do we credit the invention of a particular brand of seasonal spirit? Christmas • 05 Jan 18
All we want for Christmas are the following books... A guide to the best history books around to add to your Christmas shopping list Books • 18 Dec 17
All we want for Christmas are the following books... A guide to the best history books around to add to your Christmas shopping list Books • 18 Dec 17
