EuropeTurkey’s governing AK party embroiled in internal strife over corruption claimsBy Patrick Smyth
PoliticsCarefully managed Irish bailout exit loses its sheen amid political disquiet in BrusselsBy Arthur Beesley
IrelandCork woman sets herself the challenge of doing twelve marathons in twelve days for charityBy Louise Roseingrave
Life & Style“I’m like ‘No way. Christmas Day is a day for family. It’s precious and blah, blah, blah’ ”By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Financial ServicesSale of CityJet to Germany’s Intro Aviation set to close early next yearBy Ciarán Hancock
Fine Art & AntiquesFirst Irish edition of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ sells in LondonBy Michael Parsons
Life & StyleBridget’s children: ‘I can close the door and it’s just me and the kids’By Ann Marie Hourihane
SoccerLiverpool looking to go top of the league for Christmas as Rodgers aims to stay focusedBy Andy Hunter
BooksBone idols: Dressing and bejewelling martyrs’ skeletons for public display was once common in GermanyBy Rosita Boland
TV & RadioTelevision: A spoiler alert for ‘Homeland’, and a crafty way of idealising ChristmasBy Bernice Harrison
SoccerAshely Cole to lose out as Jose Mourinho prepares to shuffle his defensive optionsBy Dominic Fifield
EuropeIn the place where postwar history was made, fear abounds for Ukraine’s futureBy Daniel McLaughlin
Middle EastEmergence of Syrian Islamic Front poses difficulties for west ahead of Geneva talksBy Stephen Starr
PoliticsBrussels unhappy at portrayal of its role in bailoutBy Arthur Beesley, Suzanne Lynch and Derek Scally