Life & StyleMichael Harding: It doesn’t surprise me that I always went for therapy coming up to ChristmasBy Michael Harding
PeopleLaura Kennedy: At Christmas we can exhale a breath that was caught tightly in our chestBy Laura Kennedy
FilmCover-Up review: Outstanding portrait of Seymour Hersh’s half-century of investigative journalismBy Tara Brady
FilmSaipan review: The likeability of Éanna Hardwicke’s Roy Keane makes the big meltdown all the more shockingBy Donald Clarke
Books‘The feeling came back, the one I had been successfully avoiding for so long: shame’ By Soula Emmanuel
AbroadI was ready to leave Canada’s winter for Ireland, then came my best Christmas presentBy Patrick McKenna
Your WellnessI broke up with my boyfriend recently for cheating, but I can’t stop blaming myselfBy Roe McDermott
SportWith diamonds made under pressure, 2025 saw Ireland’s sporting treasure chest overflowBy Denis Walsh
BusinessAI, Liberation Day chaos, and Irish taxpayers exiting AIB: Your A-Z of markets in 2025 By Joe Brennan
OpinionBike sheds, Molly Malone and ghost buses: the things we talked about in 2025By Justine McCarthy
RacingDarragh O’Keeffe makes most of chance and starts Christmas action as country’s leading riderBy Brian O'Connor
FilmCillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan feature in first Peaky Blinders movie teaser trailerBy Nadeem Badshah
Abroad‘There’s definitely a difference in the spuds’: The Irish spending Christmas in ‘County Coogee’ By Jody Coffey in Sydney
Dublin‘Mum just went for it ... she didn’t need any convincing’: Christmas swimmers brave the coldBy Sarah Burns
AmericasTrump-backed conservative wins Honduras presidency after disputed electionBy Laura Garcia and Iñigo Alexander
Social Affairs‘The people that run this are absolutely amazing’: Music and companionship at RDS Christmas dinnerBy Sarah Burns
IrelandMan dies after Christmas Day collision between e-scooter and car in WaterfordBy Fiachra Gallagher
MotorsFrom canal stunts to championship titles: Alec Poole is Dublin’s unsung racing pioneer By Neil Briscoe
An Irish Diary‘Am I no longer a child? Are so many of the years past? How quickly they have flown!’By Frank McNally
TV & RadioAmandaland review: This engaging and funny one-off is the pick of Christmas Day viewingBy Ed Power
TV & RadioMrs Brown’s Boys review: The studio audience sound as if they are being held hostage By Ed Power