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  • Falling slowly

    Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová are riding high They've got love and they've got awards for their soundtrack and performances in Once . And they've got strong views about how Ireland is changing. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová talk to Róisín Ingle from the Czech Republic, where they are spending Christmas with Irglová's family p

  • Having a ball

    Teal silk velvet gown with rose embellishment by Bellville Sassoon at Diffusion, Clontarf, Dublin 5 (Eur 2,079). At this time of year, a grand entrance is called for, writes Deirdre McQuillan . Styling: Catherine Condell . Photographs: Alan Betson p

  • Monster hit

    Axel Scheffler's illustration of Donaldson's famous character. First a best-selling book, then a musical, The Gruffalo is one of those modern inventions that seems like it has always existed. Louise East meets its creator p
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  • This year is different

    New parents Juliana Adelman and Martin Fanning with baby Aidan. New baby, new heart, new job, new lungs . . . Christmas often heralds a time of change and reckoning, writes Catherine Cleary p

  • The white continent

    Rosita Boland buys a ticket for a stormy, sometimes disturbing but always breathtaking cruise to Antarctica p

  • Open house

    Marie-Thérèse picks the last of the season's blackberries. 'The more you have seen, the more you realise what riches you have at home.' The de Blácam clan gathers for an island Christmas on Inis Meáin, and (overleaf) the O'Callaghan family share their celebrations with guests from far and wide at Longueville House in Mallow. Both families are avid traditionalists, writes Deirdre McQuillan . Photographs: Kate Geraghty and Patrick Hogan/Provision p

  • 'twas the night before christmas. . .

    Reading the 1,500 entries for the Irish Times/ Newstalk young writers' competition was a joy, writes Róisín Ingle , who was on the judging panel p

  • A day to remember

    Ever left all your Christmas presents on the bus? Has a fox ever eaten your turkey? Michael Kelly talks to a few revellers about their Christmas memories and traditions p

  • A girl's Christmas in Cork

    Not everyone's memories of the season are as shiny as a piece of tinsel, writes Melosina Lenox- Conyngham p
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  • My big week

    Amid the feverish consumerism that characterises Christmas, it seems almost inconceivable that there are people in Ireland who desperately need a small, donated hamper to help them put Christmas dinner on the table or provide presents for their children, writes Michael Kelly p

  • What's going on

    The Goal Mile on Christmas Day December 22nd - 28th. p
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  • The stars of Christmas

    "Members of the public face the task of presenting those around them with objects which they hope will reflect the appropriate level of thought and affection. This can be quite a pressurised situation, writes Róisin Ingle p
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  • Ireland, 2007

    Eating out: 'I don't think 2007 will go down as the year that changed the face of Irish food forever, but there were several Good Things', to borrow a phrase from 1066 & All That , writes Tom Doorley p

  • Your goose is cooked

    Cooking In: There is no doubting the majesty of a goose when it comes out of the oven: golden, crisp skin, plump breasts and meaty legs, with an almost gamey aroma wafting after it, writes Hugo Arnold p

  • Raise a glass

    Wine: Joe Breen suggests wines for last-minute shoppers p

  • Bottles for the big day

    This week's bottles of choice for the festive event. p
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  • Test yourself

    Hands up if you know your Schizostylis from your Watsonia p
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  • Modern Moment

    John Butler on knowing when Christmas has really started p
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