I love this time of year and this week I’m sharing some of my favourite ways to spend my downtime in December. For my recipe, it’s my gingerbread cookies and spiced almonds, both great edible gift options, writes Derval O'Rourke.

Cities in Ireland are catching up with the European mainland when it comes to festive markets, says Ciara McDonnell

In need of a break from the frantic pace of neon-lit shopping centres? Kelly O’Brien looks at the rising trend of traditional Christmas markets featuring festive fun and finger-licking food

This brilliant time-lapse video of the building of the Galway Continental Christmas Market is enough to have you reaching for the decorations already!