LettersLetters to the Editor, December 23rd: Sinn Féin’s electoral support, and crisis point for homecare system
An Irish DiaryA rebate Christmas – Alison Healy on the surprising ways people spend their time on the big day By Alison Healy
BooksRinsed: From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World’s Deadliest Crooks by Geoff White - An engrossing and mind-blowing guideBy Karlin Lillington
WorkSecrets of a small bakery’s success: Avoid geezer investors with 60 grand to spareBy Pilita Clark
FilmBetter Man review: Robbie Williams as a monkey is a surprising look at the ego-driven’s star’s lifeBy Donald Clarke
FilmNosferatu director Robert Eggers: ‘We needed to find a way to make the vampire scary again’By Tara Brady
Crime & LawSophie Toscan du Plantier murder: Cold case review team hopeful forensics help will solve mysteryBy Barry Roche
Social AffairsVolunteers: ‘Our Christmas dinner is the one we share with everyone, and it’s very special’By Arlene Harris
Social Affairs‘It can be a difficult time of year’: Community workers deliver festive food to the elderlyBy Arlene Harris
BusinessLocal newspaper group Formpress Publishing increases pretax profits to nearly €1.7mBy Laura Slattery
GolfA box of Pro V1s is the Christmas present of choice for many. But do they help the average golfer?By Denis Walsh
OpinionEmigration to Australia is at its highest level for a decade. We need to ask whyBy Una Mullally
EducationFees have jumped across many of Ireland’s private secondary schools. Why?By Carl O'Brien and Vivienne Clarke
Opinion‘On the ninth day of Christmas, Nietzsche said with glee: sever links with your family’ By Joe Humphreys
Abroad‘The Christmas swim is going to be a lot nicer’: Young Irish expats embrace their first Australian ChristmasBy Olivia Powell in Melbourne
IrelandBethlehem now ‘a Palestinian village subjected to intense intimidation, social starvation’, say church leadersBy Patsy McGarry
IrelandMedia regulator seeks consultant to review adequacy of public funding for RTÉ and TG4 By Fiachra Gallagher
Crime & LawGardaí braced for reprisals after young mother killed in Rathkeale hit-and-runBy Conor Gallagher and David Raleigh
EducationTaxpayers are subsidising private schools by more than €140m a yearBy Carl O'Brien and Vivienne Clarke
Business Today NewsletterGanley under new pressure and Irish consumers take a Santa pauseBy Dominic Coyle
OpinionIt’s embarrassing how we Irish fawn over the super-rich, from Michael O’Leary to JP McManusBy Trevor White
BusinessCentral Bank governor Makhlouf says outlook on rates clouded by uncertainty over Trump’s economic agenda By Olaf Storbeck
Crime & LawJournalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targetedBy Haroon Siddique
Climate CrisisEamon Ryan: ‘If Labour and Soc Dems were ambitious on climate, they’d be going into government’By Kevin O'Sullivan
Pricewatch‘A taxi, compliments of Irish Rail. What service!’ A Christmas customer service miracleBy Conor Pope
SportMichael Penix Jr’s sterling debut gives Atlanta sorely needed hope. What took so long?By Oliver Connolly
FilmBlake Lively accuses director Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment during filming of It Ends With UsBy Edward Helmore
IrelandEmaciated horse rescued by ISPCA at Ballinasloe fair had raced just three months earlierBy Jade Wilson
RugbyLeinster should try to extract the absolute maximum from Jordie Barrett in chase of fifth starBy Gerry Thornley
CourtsJudge throws out 30 speeding cases after slamming ‘unjust speed zone’ on Kildare roadBy Mary Carolan
FilmInside the alleged Hollywood smear campaign against Blake Lively: ‘We can bury anyone’By Megan Twohey, Mike McIntire and Julie Tate
PoliticsTaoiseach expresses ‘unbreakable support’ to people of Palestine during call with AbbasBy Cormac McQuinn
CourtsMan (28) remanded on bail following garda investigation into €185,000 drugs seizure in CorkBy Barry Roche
CourtsMan jailed for false imprisonment and assault causing harm to then girlfriend in LimerickBy David Raleigh
BusinessQ&A: Why is the European Commission investigating data centre construction?By Eoin Burke-Kennedy
CanadaFrom liberal icon to Maga joke: the waning fortunes of Justin TrudeauBy Matina Stevis-Gridneff in Toronto
EuropeTicks, respiratory illnesses, skin cancer and poorer mental health ‘all on the rise due to climate change’By Peter Cluskey
IrelandSpeed limits are ‘there for a reason’, says senior garda, after 600 weekend detectionsBy Ronan McGreevy
BusinessNew plan for City Arts Centre on Dublin’s quays would reduce height of building but make it wider and increase office spaceBy Gordon Deegan
TransportTaoiseach urged to raise ‘crisis’ caused by Holyhead Port closure with Keir StarmerBy Jack White
RacingGordon Elliott saddles three of the four runners in Leopardstown’s €100k St Stephen’s Day feature By Brian O'Connor
Middle EastIsraeli air strikes in Gaza kill at least 20, including eight in designated humanitarian zoneBy Mark Weiss
RugbyOwen Doyle: Mack Hansen’s ill-advised comments simply cannot be allowed pass without sanction By Owen Doyle
Rugby‘There were a few offers but it was easy for me to stay’: Robbie Henshaw agrees new Leinster deal By Johnny Watterson
Crime & LawMan (40s) arrested as part of investigation into death of Marguerita Sheridan in RathkealeBy David Raleigh
EuropeGerman police facing claims of missed opportunities to collar Magdeburg-attack suspectBy Derek Scally
IrelandDelivery driver (40s) dies after car enters water at Grand Canal in KildareBy Ronan McGreevy and Mark Hilliard
RugbyMunster confirm Craig Casey will miss Six Nations as Nankivell could also face spell on sidelinesBy John Fallon