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Flu: More than 1,000 people expected in hospital with peak projected for Christmas week

‘Unprecedented’ demand on emergency departments this season with 17 influenza deaths reported to date

England arrived at the Ashes primed to fail. They did so spectacularly

Poor preparation and shunning of data analytics played into Australia’s as they cantered to an unassailable 3-0 series lead

Stuart Lancaster calls on Connacht to be ‘consistently tougher’ after heavy Dragons defeat

Welsh side overpowered Irish province to end winless run

Organisers of Dublin City Half Marathon announce new date and ballot-based entry

Ballot-based entry system to open on Friday, January 16th

Jake Paul’s fight with Anthony Joshua has left us with some uncomfortable questions

The YouTuber has become one of the faces of boxing - and that’s ominous

Syrian refugees face ‘unbearable’ suffering in Lebanon as Taoiseach to accelerate resettlement

Sixty-two refugees are waiting to travel to Ireland three years since resettlement promise

White Christmas unlikely but Met Éireann forecasting cold temperatures for week ahead

Christmas Day will be largely dry with cloud, sunny spells and light rain

Almost 48,000 children received new baby grant in its first year

Grant was set up on December 1st, 2024, and is paid to families of babies born or adopted after that date

Man who died after car skidded off Cork road into river had recently become father for second time

Joice Thomas (34) from Kerala, India, had become a father for a second time just four months ago

US justice department under fire for removing Trump image from Epstein files

Democrats raise questions over why some documents released on Friday were removed the next day

Thousands celebrate ‘magical’ winter solstice sunrise at Newgrange ancient tomb

Around 2,000 people gather to mark astronomical phenomenon as darkness of the longest night lifted

Inside a hospice at Christmas: ‘I didn’t know it was going to be like this. It’s beautiful here’

Patients and staff describe a day in the life inside Roscommon Hospice

Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years

Denmark - one of the ‘most digitalised countries in the world’ - has seen demand fall ‘drastically’ for letters, PostNord says

Nine people killed in mass shooting in South African tavern

Shooting took place in township near Johannesburg, police say

This is the week when ‘lapsed Catholics’ and ‘spiritual but not religious’ go to church

Churches will be full this week, but not everyone will find meaning when they visit them. We should ask why this is

Vanity Fair article on the Trump White House was brutal, merciless and invaluable

Close-up photographs serve as reminders of the power of the image and of magazine journalism

If I were in charge, I’d ban everything Christmassy until two weeks before

This festive season I’m going to do something I’ve never done before

YouTube rips up the script with Oscar coup

Streaming the ceremony free and globally on the platform gives the Academy an opportunity to find new viewers

In a post-truth world, the magic of Christmas is in a category of its own

There’s plenty of pressure, not only to believe in the magic, but to conform during the festive period, to have a holly jolly Christmas and not wreck the vibe

Ireland should resist cheap, tough talk on migration

When our Minister for Justice implicitly endorses treating UK policy as a model for Ireland, we’re falling sway to toxic politics

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