OpinionBribery scandal in European Parliament is grist to the mill of EU’s detractorsBy Justine McCarthy
Your WellnessWill you eat too much on Christmas Day? How to soothe your stomach after the year’s biggest mealBy Trisha Pasricha
CourtsIrish dancing: Claims of competition fixes, sexual favours detailed in court challengeBy Simon Carswell
TV & RadioChristmas TV and film guide: 40 of the best shows and movies to watch over the next weekBy Donald Clarke and Kevin Courtney
MusicMolly O’Mahony: The House of David – Emotional excursion through a life fully livedBy Tony Clayton-Lea
Your WellnessHow to actually enjoy Christmas: Expert advice on avoiding family tensions, gift-giving woes and moreBy By Hannah Seo, Catherine Pearson, Dana G Smith, Dani Blum, Alisha Haridasani Gupta, Nicole Stock
TV & RadioEmily in Paris: An adorable psychopath with a fatal inability to speak French. What’s not to like? By Patrick Freyne
FilmWildcat: A helpless creature, a traumatised young man, and too many unanswered questionsBy Donald Clarke
PeopleAs I listened, I remembered us leaving a club in the 1980s, my red tights ripping under my feet because I’d lost my shoesBy Hilary Fannin
SportWomen in sport: Despite increased success, high visibility belongs to just a fewBy Johnny Watterson
Social AffairsAlmost 5,000 people unable to move out of direct provision after being granted permission to stay in IrelandBy Conor Gallagher
RugbyAntoine Frisch working through split family loyalty ahead of Munster-Leinster clashBy Gerry Thornley
MusicLaura Cannell with André Bosman: New Christmas – Mysterious and magical, but never predictableBy Siobhán Long
PeopleSix reasons to be thankful this year, from an autism diagnosis to discovering a new siblingBy Jen Hogan
PeopleThis Christmas will be our first in Ireland since leaving Ukraine, and the first without my motherBy Nadia Dobrianska
Life & StyleBono, Elon Musk and sad, beige parenting: 2022’s top 10 conversation killersBy Jennifer O'Connell
Business Today NewsletterHigher Vodafone profits, John FitzGerald on the state of the economy, and Bankman-Fried releasedBy Úna McCaffrey
Morning Sports BriefingErling Haaland back on target after break; Ulster desperately seek change in fortuneBy David Gorman
HealthStandard of care for girl (16) who died from meningitis in hospital being investigatedBy Jack Power
BusinessWhat would happen if everyone in Coventry was given £1m on condition they didn’t leave Coventry?By Tim Harford
USUS Capitol riot: Panel says Trump was central cause of January 6th attackBy James Politi and Aime Williams in Washington
CourtsMan appears in court charged with harassing mother of tragic schoolboy Noah DonohoeBy Alan Erwin
AthleticsBest sporting moments of the year - No 9: Ciara Mageean’s sparkling night in Brussels By Philip Reid
CourtsCourt rules in favour of Conor McGregor and dismisses MMA fighter Artem Lobov’s action By Aodhan O’Faolain
RugbyURC: Leinster make 10 changes for Munster clash with Andrew Porter set to play 100th gameBy Gerry Thornley
BusinessSharp drop in housing completions expected while State targets need ‘urgent review’By Colin Gleeson
IrelandCharity Christmas lights bring extra sparkle with marriage proposal in Santa’s grottoBy Áine Ryan
HealthUse private hospitals to combat Covid-19 and flu surge, Taoiseach saysBy Pat Leahy and Jack Power
TV & RadioRonan Collins’s voice catches, then he weeps for a moment before signing off after 37 yearsBy Mick Heaney
EuropeBrussels to hold back most of Hungary’s regional aid over reform failures By Sam Fleming in Brussels and Marton Dunai in Budapest
BusinessAbbey Theatre surplus jumps to €1.73m with revenues just 23% of pre-Covid figureBy Gordon Deegan
HealthFlu surge: GP says ‘nearly all’ cases coming before him are now respiratory relatedBy Barry Roche
BusinessTaiwanese chipmaker TSMC in talks with suppliers over first European plantBy Lauly Li, Cheng Ting-Fang, Peggy Hollinger and Kathrin Hille
EuropeUkraine awaits new US aid and air defence as Zelenskiy returns from WashingtonBy Daniel McLaughlin
IrelandLebanon signals ‘very promising’ progress in Pte Seán Rooney murder investigation By Conor Gallagher and Michael Jansen
EuropeMan kills three in Paris shooting attack that may have had racist motiveBy Sarah White in Paris
PoliticsDermie McClenaghan, veteran Northern Ireland civil rights campaigner, dies age 81By Freya McClements
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Crime & LawMore than 568 motorists caught speeding in 14 hours as part of Garda operationBy Tim O'Brien