Jim’ll fix it revived for Christmas with Shane Richie as dream maker
THE late Sir Jimmy Savile's popular show Jim'll Fix It is to be revived for a one-off Christmas special.
View ArticleChristmas Shopping: A pre-Christmas break in Europe
From a festive shopping point of view, Christmas is already just round the corner, and the hunt is on to find those perfect gifts to place under the tree.
View ArticleSINGERS WHO'VE GONE CRACKERS
Christmas albums -- don't you just hate them? It is with wearisome predictability that Michael Bublé has released one of these saccharine collections. Hearing Bing Crosby's White Christmas as a kid was...
View ArticleDeck the halls -but not just yet
Now that the silly spending season is upon us, far be it from me to want to crush the hopes of our long-suffering shopkeepers who yearn to hear their tills jingling again. But do we really want to wish...
View ArticleStunning line-up for Handel's Messiah heralds start of Christmas festivities
HANDEL'S Messiah is coming to the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin with a line-up of Cara O'Sullivan, Tara Erraught, Ross Scanlon and John Molloy, accompanied by the Galway Baroque Singers and the Irish...
View ArticleCharity choir challenges X Factor
A choir has repeatedly performed a song which it is hoped will challenge the X Factor's domination of the Christmas number one spot.
View ArticleTV rows mar the festive spirit
What to watch on television and relatives over-indulging in Christmas spirit are the most likely causes of arguments over the festive season, a survey said.
View ArticleFestive post destinations revealed
The Royal Mail will deliver post this Christmas to festive-sounding destinations including Santa Claus, Rudolf, Donner, Blitzen, Bethlehem - as well as Brussels and Turkey.
View ArticleChristmas will cost €562 per adult but some will be paying back for 7 months...
IRISH adults expect to spend €562 each this Christmas, despite the economic downturn a Credit Union survey shows.
View ArticleGordon Ramsay's perfect Christmas dinner
According to Gordon Ramsay, he's always inundated with queries about serving food at Christmas.
View ArticleMike Ross: A sporting Christmas
THIS festive season is going to be a special one for Leinster and Ireland prop Mike Ross. Mike and his wife Kimberlee welcomed their first child, Kevin, in February, and the doting new parents can't...
View ArticleChristmas singles: Who can beat The X Factor to Christmas No. 1?
Can the Wombles, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga or Nirvana beat the X Factor to Christmas No.1?
View ArticleWhite Christmas is a sure bet
SITTING in the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton along with 2,000 others awaiting the start of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, The Musical, I feared it would it be hard to feel festive. It was November...
View ArticleHealthy eating: Susan Jane White says have a berry Christmas
These tarty little treasures are just the thing you need during December's debauchery. Too much gargle can stress the stomach and kidneys, making you feel like a stuffed tomato on a tricycle.
View ArticleCrafty gifts to give €14m economic boost
FROM handcrafted cards and scented soaps for under a fiver to a 1920s-style hat for €40, households are being encouraged to buy Irish this Christmas.
View ArticleChristmas buzz lights up street in capital
DUBLIN got ready for the festive season yesterday when the capital's Christmas tree was lit on a bitterly cold O'Connell Street.
View ArticleBuy now to avoid VAT hikes, minister advises shoppers
A Government minister urged people yesterday to buy now to beat the Budget VAT increases.
View ArticleWe're still taking bite out of Big Apple for shopping
BARGAIN hunters are still jetting to New York to do their Christmas shopping despite the recession.
View ArticleA new twist: Donal Skehan's contemporary Christmas dinner
For first-time cooks, cooking a traditional Christmas dinner can seem like climbing Mount Everest. There is a lot to think of: the ham, the turkey, the accompaniments, the veggies (and that's just the...
View ArticleThe 12 (costly) Days of Christmas
Rocketing prices of partridges, pear trees and turtle doves has sent the cost of buying every item in the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas soaring.
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