On the second day of Christmas, every family in Ireland replaces the elf on the shelf with the slouch on the couch

Irish people still respect dignity and restraint in their leaders

Done but not dusted. That’s how you might describe the Drinkaware situation.

Drinkaware has launched a new programme for students despite the Taoiseach, the departments of Education and Health, and the HSE saying it shouldn't be in schools

Operation Hurdle, which aims to prevent theft of Christmas trees, highlights how much we crave the traditional tree this year

Hot water bottles in the past tended to be associated with chilblains and skin scorching. But this year they have become a must-have.

It seems that this is the drill: Get lucky, get famous, lose contact with the real world, make crazy damaging decisions, make an 'apology' without making amends. Repeat.

Taylor Swift, among many others, could tell us a thing or two about the privileged rich men we keep letting off the hook

I lay in the dark debating switching on the light, which, logic told me, would lead the invader to where I am, whereas allowing them to wander around in the dark, downstairs would at least give me time to work out how I would fight them. 

If you know the overwhelming majority of your constituents are on side with the basic concept of assisted dying, why would you, as a politician, not want the matter discussed?