This year's celebrations have been backed by UCC's Students' Union

The 48-hour visit was organised by the remarkable team of elves at the Cork City Hospital Children’s Club for the first time since covid

Here's a selection of festive photos from events that took place in Cork, Killarney, Clifden, Kilkenny and elsewhere

"How can you detach when Christmassing is shoved so squarely in your face? When the shops and telly have weaponised I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day and turned it into reality, so that for a chunk of the year there is no escape from it?"

Psychologist Caroline Martin is here to answer your questions on whatever issues you are dealing with in life, from work pressure and stress to loneliness and grief

From fashion and beauty gifts to toys and hotel vouchers — there's something for everyone in our Gift Guide e-magazine

'I’m not afraid to come out today, you can’t let bullies win' — a sentiment being echoed all over Dublin by shoppers, traders, and tourists 

Children, lots and lots of them, had gathered in Clifden’s town square for the broadcaster’s arrival. The event was scheduled to take place a good three hours before the Toy Show was due on air

Pupils and staff at Scoil Usula, Blackrock, Cork prepare their Christmas songs to be featured on a popular Cork Radio show.{element}

A new immersive light experience on Emmet Place called Solas is now part of the city's Christmas offering

A daa analysis said that if the Dublin Airport passenger cap is not raised, 16,000 new jobs could be lost

"Wardrop and his characters certainly don’t try to sugarcoat their reality, but there’s something refreshingly authentic about the various experiences of Christmas, and especially when their achingly honest testimonies are juxtaposed with glimpses of tinsel, fake snow, and the standard festive bonhomie."

The city has instead installed a new pre-programmed, interactive, immersive lighting display called Solas on Emmet Place

RTÉ have given us our first look at Patrick Kielty in Toy Show mode 

From personalised presents to beauty must-haves, we have a guide to help you navigate the world of TikTok and Gen Z

The Government said the absence protocol doesn’t apply to Ukrainians currently residing in pledged homes or modular housing

Michelin-trained chef Poppy O’Toole runs down the best festive dishes you can make in an air fryer.

The overall situation currently “looks good” and it is hoped an outbreak in poultry can be avoided — but Mr Corkery warns that “we can never be sure”.

Mahon Point has become Ireland’s first dementia-inclusive shopping centre 

It’s always worth wondering what big retail companies, and their image-makers, are trying to tell us about ourselves when the latest crop of Christmas advertisements reaches our screens. This year we are receiving very mixed messages.

Safeguarding Ireland revealed how few people are making provision for the eventuality that they will become incapacitated

It's all too easy to get bogged down by a long to-do list in the run-up to December 25. We ask mental health experts for advice on how to stay calm at a hectic time of year, particularly as Covid is still a concern 

Daniel O'Donnell, Panti Bliss, Peter Stringer and Zapho also share insights into Christmas morning in their homes

— plus one €9 wine that's packed with delightful cherry and raspberry flavours

Cathedral choir, singing since at least 1328, is bringing seasonal songs to Cork City using a mobile screen and speaker system

— and Nativity Rocks! gets the Christmas viewing off to a great start. Plus Peter Stringer is up for all sorts of questions this evening

What makes festive stories memorable is their uniqueness, not their perfection

There are plenty of exciting options on the shelves

Survey indicates no huge Christmas spending splurge by Irish consumers, as confidence in the economy slides.

It might still be early, but these beauty boxes will be the first to fly off the shelves

Michael D Higgins has remembered those who died from the virus this year and those who cannot travel home from abroad

Chief medical officer classes flights home for festivities as 'non-essential travel'