Anita McSorley

Georgia Schofield has gone viral for her unique tradition of taking down all Christmas decorations at exactly 6pm on Christmas Day to make her daughter Ava's St Stephen's Day birthday extra special.

On Christmas Eve, shops across Ireland will be bustling with shoppers checking off their festive lists. But don't leave it too late, as many supermarkets are closing earlier than normal.

On Christmas Eve, NORAD is tasked with the special mission of tracking Santa on his journey around the world. Here's full details of how to track Santa live and watch him fly over Ireland.

Having crispy roast potatoes is a must for any Irish household's Christmas dinner - but many of us make one mistake that stops us from achieving the ultimate crisp on our spuds.

Santa and his hardworking elves have loaded up the sleigh with gifts and are already on their way from the North Pole to Ireland

Ireland is set for an unexpectedly mild Christmas day after temperatures reached up to 15C in Dublin today, making it warmer than parts of Spain. However, this unseasonably mild weather is forecast to change soon, with colder conditions and a potential cold snap expected to settle in by the start of the New Year.

Heartbreaking tributes are being paid to Derek Doyle, who tragically lost his life in a collision involving a lorry and a cyclist just days before Christmas. A former member of the Defence Forces and husband of Independent Councillor Tania Doyle, Derek is remembered fondly by his family, friends and the local community.

Cork woman Chloe McMahon’s plans to return home for Christmas were nearly ruined when her passport was destroyed by a dog while she was visiting a friend in Miami. However, thanks to the kindness of a stranger who was traveling to New York, Chloe was able to retrieve her passport at JFK and make it home for a long-awaited Christmas reunion after six years.

Several Christmas cheese products sold in Irish supermarkets including Dunnes Stores, SuperValu, Aldi and Spar have been urgently recalled over fears of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially deadly bacteria.

The Christmas Eve €28.7 million EuroMillions jackpot went unclaimed, but dozens of Irish players won prizes in the thousands.