Is sending Christmas cards good for your mental health? New research has investigated if sending Christmas cards can tell us something about the mental health of the sender Christmas • 28 Nov 24
Is sending Christmas cards good for your mental health? New research has investigated if sending Christmas cards can tell us something about the mental health of the sender Christmas • 28 Nov 24
When Irish turkeys were posted in droves to Britain for Christmas From 1948 a special scheme delivered thousands of Christmas turkeys from Irish families to relatives in Britain History • 28 Nov 24
When Irish turkeys were posted in droves to Britain for Christmas From 1948 a special scheme delivered thousands of Christmas turkeys from Irish families to relatives in Britain History • 28 Nov 24
The year Christmas was banned in Ireland and Britain Christmas was cancelled in 1647, but people fed up with restrictions and financial difficulties ignored the rules History • 28 Nov 24
The year Christmas was banned in Ireland and Britain Christmas was cancelled in 1647, but people fed up with restrictions and financial difficulties ignored the rules History • 28 Nov 24
What was Christmas like in Medieval Ireland? Christmas may not have been a big deal in Medieval Ireland, but it was a special time all the same marked by feasting, rest and some parties Christmas • 20 Dec 23
What was Christmas like in Medieval Ireland? Christmas may not have been a big deal in Medieval Ireland, but it was a special time all the same marked by feasting, rest and some parties Christmas • 20 Dec 23
Why Ireland goes mad for turkey at Christmas It's time for the birds hatched at Easter to become the stars of the show on the Christmas dinner table Farming • 15 Dec 23
Why Ireland goes mad for turkey at Christmas It's time for the birds hatched at Easter to become the stars of the show on the Christmas dinner table Farming • 15 Dec 23
Forget It's A Wonderful Life & try 5 alternative Christmas films If you're sick and tired of the same old Christmas films, here are 5 alternative films to go with the mince pies Christmas • 13 Dec 23
Forget It's A Wonderful Life & try 5 alternative Christmas films If you're sick and tired of the same old Christmas films, here are 5 alternative films to go with the mince pies Christmas • 13 Dec 23
How to deal with rows, fights and difficult people at Christmas This time of year can be a minefield of uncomfortable moments, disagreement and outright conflict Christmas • 13 Dec 23
How to deal with rows, fights and difficult people at Christmas This time of year can be a minefield of uncomfortable moments, disagreement and outright conflict Christmas • 13 Dec 23
How Christmas binge drinking can cause heart problems 'Holiday heart syndrome' is a condition where the heart beats abnormally and the risk is 1.5 times higher in binge drinkers Health • 21 Dec 22
How Christmas binge drinking can cause heart problems 'Holiday heart syndrome' is a condition where the heart beats abnormally and the risk is 1.5 times higher in binge drinkers Health • 21 Dec 22
6 ways to reduce loneliness this Christmas Christmas isn't always the most wonderful time of the year so here are some tips from a psychologist on how to cope Christmas • 20 Dec 22
6 ways to reduce loneliness this Christmas Christmas isn't always the most wonderful time of the year so here are some tips from a psychologist on how to cope Christmas • 20 Dec 22
How to deal with Christmas stress Danish style What we can learn from the Danes about having the importance of overskud and pyt Christmas • 15 Dec 22
How to deal with Christmas stress Danish style What we can learn from the Danes about having the importance of overskud and pyt Christmas • 15 Dec 22
The science and history of Christmas baubles Were it not for German scientist Justus von Liebig, Christmas might look, and taste, quite different Christmas • 05 Dec 22
The science and history of Christmas baubles Were it not for German scientist Justus von Liebig, Christmas might look, and taste, quite different Christmas • 05 Dec 22
4 tips to prevent your Xmas party becoming a superspreader event Some ways to avoid an outbreak of Covid and flu at your Christmas do, including why karaoke is on the naughty list Christmas • 30 Nov 22
4 tips to prevent your Xmas party becoming a superspreader event Some ways to avoid an outbreak of Covid and flu at your Christmas do, including why karaoke is on the naughty list Christmas • 30 Nov 22
9 reasons why Die Hard really is a Christmas movie Does Bruce Willis at large in Nakatomi Plaza count as a Christmas classic? Of course it does Christmas • 29 Nov 22
9 reasons why Die Hard really is a Christmas movie Does Bruce Willis at large in Nakatomi Plaza count as a Christmas classic? Of course it does Christmas • 29 Nov 22
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
