• The Plough that broke the ground

  Does a theatre that receives funding from the State have the right tocriticise that State? Yeats thought so, and did everything in his power tosee that the first run of Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars continued. That play has gone on to become an integral piece in the Statetheatre's repertory, writes Roy Foster p
  

• Get Christmas all wrapped up

  With a bit of planning, there are lots of painless and fun ways to ensure the ideal presents for your loved ones don't get left until the last minute. Christine Houde looks at some of the options p
  

• Toys to watch out for...

  According to the British Association of Toy Retailers and a recent World of Wonder exhibition, these are the toys that will be flying off the shelves this Christmas: p
  

• Reviews

  Irish Times writers review Moby at the Point Theatre, Dublin, Queen of Spades at the Gaeity Theatre, Dublin and Lúnasa at Whelan's, Dublin.   p
  

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