Christmas

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‘The joy was gone’: Graham Norton on the Christmases he’d much rather forget

Join Graham Norton on a trip down memory lane as he remembers the Christmasses of yore – many…

By Graham Norton

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“I’m Catholic and I’m proud”: Christmas as a modern Irish believer

In an age when Catholicism is something folks are either turning away from or apologising for, believer Emer…

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Irish in Australia

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What the Irish in Australia miss at Christmas: the cold, the full fridge and the roast potatoes

"I miss 'silly season' lasting for two months of the year, one pint always escalating and everyone committing…

By Hannah Kingston

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This is what it’s like to work for Childline on Christmas Day

Childline is a voluntary service which works 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We asked volunteer…

By Edaein OConnell

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These Donal Skehan sausage rolls are my most-requested Christmas recipe

Want to impress your loved ones with home-cooking this year? Try Donal Skehan's tasty Christmas sausage rolls.These are…

By Lauren Heskin

mulled cider

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‘Tis the season for a festive tipple with this delicious mulled cider recipe

Get into the Christmas spirit with this delicious mulled cider recipe.Mulled wine and cider are some of our…

By Erin Lindsay

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Coping with Christmas: How a vegan concerned with climate change navigates the festivities

How does a vegan who’s concerned about climate change and social issues cope with the excess of the…

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woman sitting alone on a bed looking out the window

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Suicide loss: ‘This year, I’ll set one less place at the Christmas dinner table’

Christmas is one of the times of the year that magnifies sadness as well as happiness. On the…

By Amanda Cassidy

Love Actually: the plot is demented
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‘Love Actually’ is demented, actually

After re-watching 'Love Actually', as every middle-class white woman at Christmas is wont to do, Kate Demolder gives…

By Kate Demolder

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This is how to survive Christmas with your family

Christmas can be a trying time. Tensions are high, no one has any time to themselves and don't…

By Hannah Hillyer

woman alone at Christmas drinking hot chocolate in the cold

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No one talks about how great it can be to spend time alone at Christmas… but they should

As a time of year often thought to be all about spending time with others, Jennifer McShane says…

By Jennifer McShane

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11 ways to be the most relaxed Christmas dinner host

In the past, Christmas was somewhat of a minefield when it came to decorum, hosts and hostesses fretted…

By Laura George