All I want for Christmas… is not this novelty tie
Don’t feel disappointed if you don’t get what you want today – our slideshow of odd Christmas presents show it could be a lot – a LOT – worse…
View ArticleGoodbye: Anne Doyle’s last news bulletin to be on Christmas Day
The veteran and much-loved broadcaster is taking early retirement and will appear on our screens for the last time later this month.
View ArticleFighting over the remote on Christmas Day? You’re not the only one
A UPC survey reveals that two-thirds of Irish people won’t get to watch the programmes they want on Christmas Day.
View ArticleAre we going to get our warmest Christmas ever?
The good folk over at Met Éireann are predicting a unseasonably balmy few days.
View ArticleWhat’s on? Christmas TV for every mood
TheJournal.ie’s roundup of what’s on the box today (even if you’re feeling more Bah! Humbug! than Ho!Ho!Ho!
View ArticleFinally… the basketball gets going again
It’s go-time! The NBA lockout has ended and today the season will at last begin.
View Article(Video) Christmas Day at the movies: The History of Ireland
Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly’s History of Ireland – all you’ll ever need to know about our fair and troubled land…
View Article“For me, it’s been a pleasure”: Anne Doyle reads RTE news for the final time
Taoiseach Enda Kenny, RTE colleagues and members of the public paid tribute to the legendary newsreader in an unexpected moment at the end of Anne Doyle’s final broadcast tonight.
View ArticleGardaí in Cork investigating Christmas Day deaths
Two men died yesterday at a house on Rockgrove Terrace in Cork city.
View ArticleTop readers’ comments of the week
Here’s our round-up of the funniest, most thought-provoking and interesting comments you lot made this week. Did you make it in?
View ArticleColumn: ‘I try to embrace our family situation at Christmas’
Being a single mother can be messy and difficult, but it doesn’t mean that Christmas can’t still be magical for the kids, writes Nessa Toale.
View ArticleInstagram, Gangnam and partridges in pear trees: The week in numbers
How long does a Presidential website last? And how much does it pay to Assemble the Avengers?
View ArticleColumn: I don’t help people for a ‘feelgood factor’ – it’s just what’s right
Perhaps it was my own tough background that made me want to help others out, but people should put themselves in a homeless person’s shoes, says Tony Kane, a volunteer with Dundalk Simon Community.
View ArticleFuneral for Carlow house fire victim to be held Christmas Day
The 50-year-old victim was yesterday pulled from a blaze at her home by her son but did not survive.
View ArticleMerry Christmas! We hope you’re happier than this dog today
Why not kick off the day with some essential dog videos? Oh, and Happy Christmas!
View ArticlePoll: Will you attend a religious service today?
In Census 2011, 84 per cent of the population described themselves as Roman Catholic, and there were a number of other smaller Christian groupings recorded too. Does that translate into people in pews...
View ArticleThousands celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem
Meanwhile the Pope led Christmas Eve mass in the Vatican.
View ArticleMy Christmas Day: ‘It’s hard for my heart not to break a little bit’
Community nurse Deirdre O’Hara describes her day travelling to visit those in need – some sick, and some lonely.
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Christmas Day
Every morning, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine things you need to know as you kick off your day… now with added Steve the Christmas Cat.
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