Every year, Weekend tasks Suzanne Harrington with looking at the year that's been and finding the good stuff. Did the world get any better in 2025? Are there reasons to feel hopeful in 2026?

Surviors have to choose to stay with abuser or navigate the housing crisis, says National Women’s Council

Complaints to Cork City Council said masked men hanging the tricolour in the dead of night had only one intent, which was to 'assert racism' and frighten non-Irish people

Chloe Barrett selects her books of the year, from a tender, beautiful story about beating the odds to one that exposes what really goes on behind the scenes of the global tech elite

From art and politics to film and fashion, these ten Irish presences reflect the questions Ireland is already asking itself

We also take a look at how some of the class of 2025 have fared 

The six-part drama has been praised by viewers for its portrayal of gay romance

The former RTÉ stalwart said she has to 'beat' David McCullagh and Oliver Callan in new gig at rival station Newstalk

From pop-up rinks to Olympic dreams, Irish athletes are building winter sports culture despite a country short on ice

Themes of queer parenting, gender identity, parasocial relationships and intense friendships are treated with accomplished care in 'Like Family'

Families and tourists thronged the streets in cities and towns across Ireland for St Patrick’s Day, while reflecting on what it means to be Irish

As they return with another uproarious live show, I’m Grand Mam’s Kevin Twomey and PJ Kirby Galang chat with Sarah Finnan about dating, dancing, and the joy of the stage

Season five is already in production

Special tribute paid to Barbra Streisand, who was was prevented from attending due to knee injury