Carol O’Callaghan gets top expert tips on how to lay and decorate a glorious Christmas dinner table, creating a festive but stylish look to wow your visitors.

From brunch to burgers, fine dining to street food, Joe McNamee has the pick of the top dining destinations across the country.

Christmas is a magical time but it can also bring on stress and throw you into situations you don’t normally find yourself; this week I’m sharing my top Christmas wellbeing tips. Recipe wise, it’s my best ways to use your turkey leftovers for a few days time.

The calories can easily add up over Christmas. But with a little planning it’s possible to indulge without piling on the pounds, experts tell Ciara McDonnell.

A Christmas feast fit for a queen.

An Irish woman who has been organising Christmas dinners for people living alone for 32 years has received phone calls from people living in Spain and Holland wanting to attend her renowned festive fair.

Doing the Lord's work here...

Ireland's favourite cracker joke has been revealed.

When sitting down to tuck into dinner, you just can’t beat some meat and spuds!

With the passing of the torch to a new generation, Caomhan Keane says it’s his turn in the kitchen

There is still an air of mystery around Christmas Day. Particularly in Ireland, where nobody seems sure of the time you can have your first drink without someone saying you’re an alcoholic, says our columnist Ask Audrey

When hunger strikes we all look forward to dinner and these dogs are no different.

The thing I love most about the Christmas meal is that for once I am not the only one fussing and worrying about what wine to serve. 

Joe McNamee gets expert advice on how to make your Christmas table setting shine. Plus, he rounds up tips from the top chefs.

Fancy a delicious alternative to traditional festive fare? Vicki Notaro asks four well-known foodies to whip up a healthy banquet to rival the calorie-laden feast we normally consume at Christmas    

Sinn Féin have taken in nearly €400,000 in donations after a fundraising dinner in the US.

Where has this been all along…

The tables have turned on fast food and microwave meals for one. These days, Irish families like to spend time together and enjoy the comradery that comes with sitting down to a home cooked meal.

Cooking for a communion or confirmation party? Not sure where to begin? The trick lies in planning ahead. If you do, you will not have to spend all your time in the kitchen on the big day when you should be mixing with guests.

Roz Crowley has the recipes for a stress-free Confirmation celebration back at base

TV chef Heston Blumenthal has shut his gourmet London restaurant after it was hit by an outbreak of the same vomiting virus which forced him to close the Fat Duck five years ago.