St Augustine’s Church in Drogheda was filled with festive spirit on Saturday afternoon as Toccata House Music School hosted its annual Christmas concert.

A groundbreaking year for Festina Lente, the Wicklow-based equestrian and horticultural charity, hit another high note as “shrieks of excitement” welcomed in the annual Santa and the Ponies tradition.

Santa Claus arrived by fire-engine as he visited the village of Manor Kilbride in west Wicklow, where he was eagerly greeted by local children keen to let him know what presents they are hoping for ...

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has called on the Government to introduce a minister for marriage over the country’s declining marriage rates and the worrying number of incidents of ...

An historic Galway farmhouse dating back to the 1800s has been put up for sale boasting an ‘outstanding’ opportunity for restoration.

This year saw seismic changes in our lives from a tech perspective. It was the year when most of us started using AI a little more while the war against dodgy boxes threatened to suck ordinary users ...

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It started with James Kavanagh simply showing off his Christmas dinner plate. A Snapchat post from five or six years ago has since become, he said, “the thing people react to the most out of ...

From political scandals and court sagas to people’s stories of achievement, resilience and – unfortunately – tragedy, here is what our Irish Independent readers were reading this year.

Bono, Imelda May and Oscar winner Glen Hansard have taken part in a Christmas Eve charity busking session in Dublin city centre.

Hundreds of swimmers dashed and danced into the sea for a charity dip at Helen’s Bay in Co Down on Wednesday. This year’s Santa Splash started with carol singing and bell ringing before a warm-up ...

Crowds have gathered in Dublin city centre for the annual Christmas Eve busk in aid of a homeless charity. Footage includes Glen Hansard performing with Mick McLoghlin, poet Stephen James Smith and ...