Christmas

From sweet treats to beauty products, there are advent calendars for all tastes. Photo: Picture posed

Christmas

From chocolates and jams to beauty products and booze — these are the 10 best Irish-made advent calendars for Christmas 2022

With December creeping closer, you may be on the lookout for an advent calendar to count down to Christmas.

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Christmas Gift Guide

The big Irish Christmas gift guide: 200 great gifts for everyone on your list

Your guide to the best Santa grotto experiences – from a chat with the big man to a gift and a visit to the ‘reindeer hospital’ and elves

Eight of the best Irish Christmas markets for food, shopping and fun this festive season

Dublin school pulls together to smash Christmas cracker world record

Families face frantic scramble to get top toys this Christmas as global supply issues drag on

Dublin couple put final touches to their big Christmas lights display with 50,000 bulbs

Bill Linnane Opinion It's okay not to get what you want at Christmas… as my kids are going to learn this year

Christmas Recipes, Food & Drinks

From chocolates and jams to beauty products and booze — these are the 10 best Irish-made advent calendars for Christmas 2022

Luxury craft spirits Christmas gift options by Glendalough Distillery

Cake, curd and mincemeat tart - start a new tradition with Rachel Allen’s alternative Christmas dessert recipes

The ultimate festive feast: Donal Skehan’s 12 recipes of Christmas

How to cook a turkey: ‘Treat it like a big chicken – it just takes that bit longer to cook’

The perfect roasties and foolproof desserts: 10 professionals share their top tips for a stress-free Christmas dinner

Christmas stories

Grafton Street sparkles as Christmas lights switched on

Give the gift of experiences, swap sticky tape for twine and rent your tree - the founders of The Useless Project on how to have a green Christmas

Missed out on tickets for Dublin Castle’s Christmas market? Try these instead

Bohemian FC plea for donations to give children in direct provision toys for Christmas

Tables in Dublin restaurants booking out for Christmas – but owners fear VAT sting

From serving up a tasty turkey and picking the right wines to wrapping presents beautifully — Here’s how to Christmas like a pro

Dublin pub getting ready to continue 70-year tradition of creating a captivating Christmas grotto

Snowman for Carla is back: Colouring competition in memory of tragic children returns for another year

Fears grow of turkey shortage in run-up to Christmas as flock of 3,000 culled due to bird flu outbreak

Dublin Christmas tree seller on the ‘urban myth’ of putting it in 7UP

From Marty Morrissey to flying carpets – everything you need to know about Panto season in Dublin

What happens when you let a dog pick their own Christmas present?

Katie Byrne: 'Why do grown adults turn into petulant teenagers on St Stephen's Day?'

Back-to-work blues could all be down to alcohol withdrawal

Last but not least: What to do with your turkey leftovers

Don't panic! It's the A-Z of Christmas Day

The good old days: Memories of Christmas past

The tyranny of tradition: How to survive Christmas

Rachel Allen's top tips for getting through the Christmas cooking unscathed

The most wonderful time of the year? Four women on how they cope with loss at Christmas

Expert tips on how to beat the Christmas 'food coma'

'People call and say only for you, I mightn't be here' - meet the volunteers who'll spend Christmas talking to strangers

Beat the wrap: There are plenty of ways to reduce waste this Christmas

Pass the sprouts? How to avoid excess gas this Christmas

10 questions to ask yourself before buying Christmas gifts this year to guarantee outside-the-box thinking

Rachel Allen's Christmas Party: Festive nibbles and tipples

Brendan O'Connor: 'Why there's nothing like a good random Christmas night out'

'Tis the season to be wasteful: 10 ways to a sustainable Christmas

Have yourself a very vegan Christmas: Cornucopia chef serves up the perfect plant-based festive feast

Why the school nativity play is the new sports day

Do we have to endure the 'cult of me' at Christmas?

Kitschmas, rustic-Nordic, or traditional: Which Christmas decoration tribe do you belong to?