You'll laugh, you'll cry: viral Polish Christmas ad may be best of 2016

Viewed over 2 million times online, a Christmas advert for Polish website Allegro may just be the best ad for this festive season. Video: Allegro

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 13:54

Emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as friends and families reunite

Dublin Airport was busy all weekend with thousands of Irish people abroad returning home for Christmas. Conor Pope spoke to some of them.

Retail analysts, Kantar, put the cost of Christmas dinner at €34.74, Conor Pope found the true figure far higher.

President Higgins said serving the Irish people remains his "greatest honour" as he delivered the final Christmas address of his presidency.

Sean Boland, known as Brown Thomas' singing doorman, has delivered a festive singalong on Dublin's Grafton Street. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Gisele Pelicot has told reporters she "never regretted" making the rape trial against her former husband, Dominique Pelicot, public. Video: Reuters