What it's like to navigate Christmas as a grandparent 

It’s a delicate balance: wanting everyone at their house while respecting that adult children may not get along or may have new obligations

Jade Lawless: Adult children may break away from their parents’ traditions.

For Co Limerick-based grandmother-of-three Debra, the dream is to have her adult children and her grandchildren at the dinner table on Christmas Day.

“My husband is like a child around Christmas. He loves all the festive traditions and wants everyone to have a good time. We’re both from big families, and family is everything to us.