PoliticsVaradkar opposed to boycott by Ireland of Eurovision over Israel’s participationBy Jack Power and Pat Leahy
BooksThe New Politics of Poland by Jaroslaw Kuisz: A case study in ‘post-traumatic sovereignty’By Daniel McLaughlin
TravelMy first Christmas away from home, I wore nothing but a hat and sunscreen on a beach with two new friends By Rosita Boland
World2023 ends with much of the world at war, and a quarter of the global population affectedBy Denis Staunton
Gaelic GamesSports Review 2023: O’Connor shoots the Déise down with quick-fire hat-trickBy Denis Walsh
RugbySports Review 2023: Green Army in full voice in Paris as Ireland claim Springboks’ scalp By Gerry Thornley
Your Wellness‘Sometimes Christmas Day is not a great day at work – sometimes a patient may have had no visitors’By Arlene Harris
IrelandThe Derry Girls effect: how the hit comedy series has drawn new visitors to the cityBy Freya McClements
Middle EastScores of Palestinians reported killed in Israeli strike in central Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, AP
IrelandTis the season to be jolly: 12 reasons Ireland should celebrate this ChristmasBy Ronan McGreevy
AfricaWith Africa’s carbon sinks up for grabs, offset debate heats upBy Bukola Adebayo and Nita Bhalla
Ireland‘There’s a real sense of community’: Hundreds join Christmas Day Stormont runBy Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA
Asia-PacificHeld hostage in Gaza, a Thai worker’s prayers for freedom come trueBy Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono in Ban Hin Ngom, Thailand
Ireland‘A lot warmer than last year’: Swimmers take the Christmas Day plunge in Dublin BayBy Fiachra Gallagher
Middle EastLong history of moribund two-state solution forms backdrop to Gaza conflictBy Michael Jansen
Social AffairsTen newborns at Rotunda Hospital on a Christmas Day to remember By Fiachra Gallagher and Colin Gleeson
TV & RadioMrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special: Unless you’re a true believer, you will find this seasonal one-off a slogBy Ed Power
IrelandIreland weather: Yellow warning for whole country with orange rainfall warning for Kerry and West CorkBy Jade Wilson