We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by.

Queues were forming for Dublin properties today even before the pieces were taken out of the box.

The first all-female Subbuteo set reflects the rapid growth of women’s football.

US stocks finished mostly lower in another choppy day of trading after a midday rally faded.

Esther N McCarthy picks ten toys that will get the whole family in the play zone.

So, have they been naughty or nice? There’s certainly no shortage of options for the Santa list this year. Áilín Quinlan takes a look at what’s likely to make a splash and the role that social media plays in what children choose.

Lego said it would lay off around 8% of its staff — some 1,400 — and revamp its business after reporting its first fall in sales in more than a decade.

Lego said it would lay off around 8% of its staff — some 1,400 — and revamp its business after reporting its first fall in sales in more than a decade.

US stocks joined a worldwide surge higher on Monday after the first round of France's presidential election raised expectations that the European Union will hold together.

A whisky every evening is the key to a long life, according to Britain's oldest living Olympian who is celebrating his 100th birthday.

You could have the chance to play the game with an emoji.

Hasbro have launched a vote online to select eight completely new tokens for this year’s version of the iconic boardgame.

Ads on foreign TV stations transmitted in Ireland aimed at very young children have been found to breach Irish broadcasting codes.

Lego said net income jumped 31% last year.

Some of the stranger stories from around the globe

It’s all about making it count — and a national school teacher is doing just that with her new maths board game, which hits the shelves of major toys stores today.

Britain: A man who opened a parcel addressed to his new home was horrified to discover a large and potentially aggressive tarantula inside.

Capital idea: Some of the world’s best wakeboarders will be in Dublin this weekend for the Waterways Ireland Docklands Summer Festival in Grand Canal Dock. 

Ever wanted to own Supermacs in Eyre Square? Or maybe you’d prefer a place in Spiddal?

Hasbro knows it’s onto a good thing and has no intention of letting the autobots power down any time soon. CEO Brian Goldner said that the company expects the next film in the franchise will happen in 2017.

Safety online: To mark Safer Internet Day, Trend Micro is hosting an Internet Safety Ambassador programme, for parents, schools and community groups, at its EMEA headquarters in Bishopstown, Cork.

ENGLAND: A man unable to walk unaided since he was a child has become the first person in the UK to be fitted with a life-changing computer-controlled leg brace.

You can pass go, get out of jail free and collect real money.

Twittersphere:

Santa will be leaving lots of presents under the tree next week but there will also be gifts from parents and other family members, often some books, puzzles or a new board game to play together over the holidays. 

While customers fought in a store recently over a doll from the movie, Frozen, a Waterford man was lining up his collection of Action Man figures to celebrate the toy’s 50th birthday. 

A US diet supplement that’s currently favoured by celebs such as Kim Kardashian and Britney Spears is now available in Ireland.

A little stress is a good thing. It has the power to motivate and stimulate us, pushing us to do better but becoming too stressed, particularly during high pressure periods like exam time, can negatively affect our performance.

It was dubbed the worst video game ever made — so bad that Atari buried the million copies made in a landfill deep in the New Mexico desert.

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KENYA:

Inspired by a surge in the number of older people taking up sports including cycling and running, Elivar duo Donal Hanrahan and len Dunne are leading the way in nutritional products for older athletes, writes Trish Dromey

Did you know there are only six-and-change weeks until Christmas?

The makers of Monopoly last year hit the jackpot here with operating profits at Hasbro’s Irish operation more than doubling to €1.2m.

And guess what the internet voted for?

The end is near for the shoe, wheelbarrow or iron in the classic Monopoly game as fans vote in the final hours of a contest to decide which token to eliminate and what to replace it with.

They have been at the centre of many a family argument around the country for decades, but one of Monopoly’s famous figures are about to get the chop.

Those who reckon toys ain’t what they used to be before the era of newfangled electronic gizmos should be in heaven at a toy museum opening in Waterford this week.

You don’t have to spend a sleigh-load of money to visit a Christmas market. Continental-style chalets are popping up all over Ireland. Pól Ó Conghaile picks some of the best