Christmas

small wins

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Don’t forget to celebrate the small stuff in 2024

Looking ahead can be good – great even – but always focusing on future goals can mean missing…

By Nathalie Marquez Courtney

scenic walks Ireland

LIVING

Stretch the legs: 10 scenic walks to enjoy around Ireland

Nothing clears the mind like a stroll in the countryside. With that in mind, here are 10 of…

By Grace McGettigan

carmel snow

STYLE

Meet Irishwoman Carmel Snow, the Anna Wintour of the 1930s

Rose Mary Roche looks back on the extraordinary life and career of Irishwoman and magazine editor Carmel Snow.Would…

By IMAGE

doing nothing Christmas

SELF

Over Christmas, make sure you make time to do absolutely nothing

In her ongoing pursuit of Zen, HOLLY O’NEILL wonders, what is the bloody point.When was the last time…

By Holly O'Neill

grief Christmas

SELF

Estrangement, grief and the holidays: ‘Not everyone has that big around-the-table-together family Christmas’

The Hallmark Christmas scene is overwhelmingly family-centric, but what happens if you don’t have those relationships in your…

By Amanda Cassidy

single parent christmas

SELF

‘The whole thing felt like an obstacle course to be survived rather than a celebration’: Christmas as a newly single parent

Been through a divorce or separation this year? Christmas after a break-up can be very hard, especially when…

By Lia Hynes

classic childrens books christmas

LIVING

13 classic books to read with the kids over Christmas

Christmas is a time for catching up with friends and family and relaxing by the fire with a…

By Jennifer McShane

mulled wine recipe

LIVING

This is the only mulled wine recipe you need this Christmas (and it’s super easy!)

Gently twinkling fairy lights, half-eaten boxes of biscuits, and the smell of spiced cinnamon wafting from room to…

By Sarah Finnan

plate of pesto pasta made using leftover Christmas ham

LIVING

Stuck for leftover ideas? This recipe will use up the rest of your Christmas ham

For those of you still with mountains of leftovers to work through, James Kavanagh and William Murray's penne…

By Meg Walker

two children walking on a snow path in the country

LIVING

The best winter walks to enjoy with family this Christmas

Christmas is a time for relaxing, but too much time indoors will probably leave you feeling a little…

By Lauren Heskin

family dancing in front of the Christmas tree

SELF

Christmas in Covid isolation: ‘The cheerful nihilism kept us going’

Remember when Covid collectively messed up all of our festive plans? It feels like a fever dream but…

By Sarah Finnan

LIVING

If you only watch one new Christmas movie this year, make it this one

An Irish documentary about five ordinary characters as they navigate personal dilemmas triggered by this overwhelming time of…

By Sarah Finnan