Article Index

Best in snow

Complete Baltics

Metaphysical conundrum

Frosty journey

Shut that door

Missing syllables

Coats in church

Where are you from?

Labour shortage of the week

Natural gas storage and energy security

Newly liberated countries and Nato

National Lottery and unclaimed prize money

‘Ireland should lead on UN veto’

In a Word ... Malapropism

By Patsy McGarry

Here is the best way to make mince pies

By Beth O'Brien

Beetroot cured trout with bread and butter pickles

By Gráinne O'Keefe

Christmas spiced sticky toffee pudding with Calvados toffee sauce

By Gráinne O'Keefe

World View: Global threats have evolved from crisis to polycrisis

By Paul Gillespie

Stuffed turkey leg, honey roasted ham, gravy, miso roasted potatoes and fried sprouts with bacon and garlic

By Gráinne O'Keefe

Podcasts in 2022 started with a boycott and ended with a next-level horror show

By Fiona McCann

Poem of the Week: Seven Rings by Leland Bardwell

By Leland Bardwell

Cartoon

Martyn Turner

By Martyn Turner

Environment

Why is coal mining back in the news in Britain after all these years?

By Sarah Burns

Expect a minimal Cabinet reshuffle when Varadkar takes charge next weekend

By Pat Leahy

Athletics

How Europe became the cross-country capital of the world

By Ian O'Riordan

Philippe Sands: Brexit was ‘an absolute bloody nonsense and everybody knows it’

By Mary Carolan

The disturbing truth about a huge educational error

By Fiona McCann

These could be the most Irish Oscars ever

By Donald Clarke

‘The beauty and risk of Leo’: Pressure is on for Varadkar to deliver as taoiseach

By Jack Horgan-Jones and Simon Carswell

Tip2Top in Puerto Williams: If anything happens – a fall, a sprain or a break – no one would know where to find me

By Peter Murtagh

Life & Style

How to keep well at Christmas: December is a marathon, stay on course

By Joanne Hunt

Normality bites: falling audiences and stagnant schedules challenge post-pandemic radio

By Mick Heaney

Daughter’s death is the unbearable heartache a Ukrainian family has carried to Ireland

By Keith Duggan

Fine Art & Antiques

Watches, wine and fine jewellery for your last-minute Christmas shopping list

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Environment

Another Life: Saving the sea world of six nations

By Michael Viney

Gardening

Get inspired with a gardening book

By Fionnuala Fallon

Environment

Eye on Nature

By Éanna Ní Lamhna

Áine Ní Ghlinn on the best Irish-language books of 2022

By Áine Ní Ghlinn

Emer McLysaght: We deserve a so-bad-it’s-good Irish Christmas film

By Emer McLysaght

Gardening

Your gardening questions answered: How do I start a community garden?

By Fionnuala Fallon

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: It’s the Castlerock College mince pie-eating contest, and Leo is stepping up to the plate

By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

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Oireachtas

Miriam Lord: Patrick O’Donovan revels in role of Minister who saved live crib

By Miriam Lord

Film

Avatar: The Way of Water – Expect the film to make another huge splash

By Donald Clarke

Jennifer O’Connell: Helping Harry to see how ‘weird’ the monarchy is may be Meghan’s greatest achievement

By Jennifer O'Connell

Health

‘Nobody just chooses to close a nursing home’: sector struggles amid ‘a lot of problems’

By Olivia Kelleher

Soccer

Ronaldo is in his final chapter, but there could yet be a twist in the tale

By Kevin Kilbane

Stage

Theatre in 2022: A joyous, riotous return

By Sara Keating

How to be an animator: know what you’re good at

By Gemma Tipton

The best television of 2022, and where you can still watch it

By Ed Power

Paul Muldoon: ‘Putin’s assault on Ukraine is an assault on us all. This poem is my way of enlisting’

By Martin Doyle

Seán Moncrieff: It’s office Christmas party time, and we’re all a bundle of nerves

By Seán Moncrieff

Interiors

Step inside an award-winning energy efficient home in Dartry

By Alison Healy

Kilcoo face proper challenge to their champion credentials

By Seán Moran

The Guide: Events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end

By Tony Clayton-Lea

A Border poll this decade remains likely and preparing for it is essential

By Colin Harvey

Courtney sisters together all the way on Donaghmoyne’s long road back to Croke Park

By Gordon Manning

Integrated vs devolved: two possible forms for united Ireland that divide opinion North and South

By Brendan O'Leary and John Garry

Davy staff bonuses may take a hit as capital markets unit posts €10m loss

By Joe Brennan

Dublin Airport manager says it will meet Christmas demand

By Barry O'Halloran

Your Family

Hints of much worse to come as Strep A and RSV hit children and flu cases start to rise

By Paul Cullen

Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has had one big idea in the last 64 years

By Fintan O'Toole

Mine Boy by Peter Abrahams: racism is the pits

By Sarah Gilmartin

Paschal Donohoe on Edible Economics by Ha-Joon Chang: a sample menu to savour

By Paschal Donohoe

The Definitive Desert Island Discs: Published conversations from the acclaimed radio show

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Interiors

How to bring some festive fun to your table this season

By Arlene Harris

Drink

Bottles under €20 for budget-friendly Christmas cheer

By John Wilson

Food

Russ Parsons: Mom’s mysterious cranberry sauce is still one of my most popular holiday recipes

By Russ Parsons

Regulator’s move on Activision deal a setback for Microsoft

By Cantillon

Sport

Malachy Clerkin: Pitting club hurling’s best game against the World Cup final is stupid

By Malachy Clerkin

ESRI modelling signals boosting housing supply would calm prices

By Cantillon

Church services

Harry Kane has a chance to vault to the highest possible level of English football heroism

By Ken Early

Voters in Republic would abolish Stormont in united Ireland

By Pat Leahy

Europa in talks with potential partners for Inishkea gas prospect near Corrib

By Joe Brennan

A big gap is appearing in the funding of new home construction

By Cliff Taylor

Courts

How Jonathan Dowdall became the key prosecution witness in the Hutch trial

By Eoin Reynolds and Alison O'Riordan

Music

The music of 2022: Our critics verdicts on the best albums and acts of the year

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Stage

Peter Coonan: ‘I’m too sensitive. I take things to heart for better or for worse’

By Róisín Ingle

Matt Williams: Leinster set to take first step in banishing Champions Cup final demons

By Matt Williams

Food

A tried and tested recipe for the perfect homemade mince pies

By Beth O'Brien

Sport

Christmas gift ideas for the sport lovers in your life

By Malachy Clerkin, Gordon Manning, Nathan Johns and Philip Reid

Two approaches to Irish unity referendums: ‘work it out in advance’ vs ‘figure it out afterwards’

By Pat Leahy

Champions Cup may yet deliver vintage tournament despite its perplexing, spectator-unfriendly format

By Gerry Thornley

Inside Politics

Sipo documents on Varadkar are uncomfortable reading for Fine Gael

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Avoiding a rerun of Brexit by planning ahead

By Brendan O’Leary and John Garry

Food

Christmas on plate, without any fuss, and on a budget

By Gráinne O'Keefe

David McWilliams: Hold on tight as the credit cycle will take off again, euphorically

By David McWilliams

Britain’s front line heads to the picket line - via the food bank

By Laura Slattery

Hugh Linehan: Will the latest chatbot replace this column?

By Hugh Linehan

Farming & Food

Ireland’s battle with Denmark over mackerel comes to a head

By Naomi O'Leary

Desert Outtakes: Man of the people Richard Keys needs to get out more and a US pundit’s Wilde assumptions

By Mary Hannigan

Ex-police officer and celebrity chef among 25 people arrested over coup plot in Germany

By Kate Connolly

Nato chief expresses concern war in Ukraine could involve more European countries

By Jamey Keaten

Judge denies justice department request to hold Trump’s office in contempt of court

By Hugo Lowell in Washington

Pat Cullen: the Tyrone woman at the helm of the UK’s first nursing strike

By Seanín Graham

US journalist Grant Wahl dies after collapsing at Argentina-Netherlands match in Qatar

Fine Art & Antiques

Vintage fashion fusion - the past has never been more en vogue

By Elizabeth Birdthistle

Social Affairs

Thinking Anew: Spirituality and social justice are connected

By Gordon Linney

Former police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back jailed over role in death

By Stephen Groves and Amy Forliti, Associated Press

Louise Duffy named as first female host of RTÉ Radio 1 lunchtime show

By Sarah Burns

Asia-Pacific

Pro-democracy media owner jailed over fraud in Hong Kong

By Kanis Leung

Ramming of patrol car in Donegal leaves one garda injured, another in near-miss

By Stephen Maguire

Live Champions Cup - Racing 92 10 Leinster 42 (FT)

By Nathan Johns

Four arrested as part of investigation into Gulf state’s attempt influence EU parliament

By Jennifer Rankin

Canada

Cop15: Leaders ‘putting political expediency’ ahead of protecting life on Earth

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Morocco 1 Portugal 0 - Ronaldo in tears as history made at the World Cup

By Eamon Donoghue

Hi-de-Hi! sitcom star Ruth Madoc dies aged 79

Dáil housing motion forces Minister to cut short trip to Cop15 biodiversity talks

By Kevin O'Sullivan and Colm Keena

‘Hopeless’ hundred in Direct Provision in Co Clare spend third night in sub-zero conditions

By David Raleigh, Colm Keena and Jade Wilson

Kwasi Kwarteng says he and Liz Truss ‘got carried away’ writing mini-budget and ‘blew it’

By Harry Taylor

Leinster make a statement with dominant Racing win in Le Havre

By John O'Sullivan

Woman (67) killed in Macroom crash named locally

By Barry Roche

IRA should not have ‘harmed’ any member of An Garda Síochána, says Sinn Féin leader

By Colm Keena

Leo Cullen praises Leinster’s resilience after nightmare journey to France

By John O'Sullivan

Kerins O’Rahillys see off late Newcastle West comeback to claim Munster crown

By Paul Brennan

Two goals from Grace Shannnon propel Longford Slashers to intermediate All-Ireland crown

By Daire Walsh

World Cup quarter-final as it happened - England 1 France 2 (FT)

By Nathan Johns

Kilkerrin-Clonberne retain their All-Ireland title with six point win over Donaghmoyne

By Colm Shalvey

Russian drone strikes leave 1.5m without power in Ukraine’s Odesa region

Connacht kick-start Challenge Cup campaign with home win over Newcastle Falcons

German police confirm suspect died during Dresden hostage operation

Your Wellness

‘I’ve reconnected with an old friend and can’t help but feel a spark of attraction I haven’t felt towards men before’

By Roe McDermott

England go out as Kane takes his place in the penalty pantheon of pain

By Ken Early

Morocco make history by stunning Portugal to reach World Cup semi-finals

By Gavin Cummiskey