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Virgin Media Television has best year ever with 'record' viewing figures
Kerry region named as one of Rough Guides' best places in the world to visit in 2019
What is the truth behind Resistance's forced adoption storyline that really got people talking?
Getting honest about music and mental health: 'I remember things in the book I spent years trying to forget'
Opinion: There is space for 15,000 homes within walking distance of Dublin's O'Connell Street
Ciarán Cuffe
Sitdown Sunday: When a medic was killed in Gaza, was it an accident?
The Irish For: Forget the January blues - let's talk about birds
Darach Ó Séaghdha
From the Garden: Midwinter is the time to grow veg in containers and to make root veg pie
Michael Kelly
Opinion: 'Nobody should have to live like this - I need more care to meet my basic needs'
Corina Duyn
The hospitality VAT hike has kicked in and customers might notice a jump in their morning coffee
Electric car sales double but this SUV was the most popular new car in Ireland in 2018
Lion kills young worker in US conservation park
From the Garden: Reflecting on the year - it all went great except for the aubergines!
Michael Kelly
'Wasn't happy with the lack of pints': Visitors complain about Ireland's most popular tourist attractions
Quiz: How much do you know about things that have happened on Christmas Day?
Indigestion at Christmas time - that is your stomach crying out for a break
Ciara Wright PhD
The Irish For... All the most important Christmas words (including Fairytale of New York as Gaeilge)
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Too loud, too bright, too fast, too tight: Christmas can be a nightmare of anxiety for children with autism
Tara Matthews
From the Garden: Supermarkets selling below cost veg is hurting farmers and it is bad for us all
Michael Kelly
Opinion: You say you love your children - so why are you stealing our futures?
Beth Doherty
Explainer: What is a 'terf' and what's going on with the UK's debate on transgender rights?
Opinion: Let's talk about sex and pornography - like adults do
Caroline West
Opinion: Debunking the myth of the squeezed middle
Killian Donoghue
Ireland in a Snapshot: Inside our crumbling former asylums, the walls whisper 'forgive me'
Donal Moloney
From the Garden: Every cloud has a silver lining and bogland proved useful this summer
Michael Kelly
Opinion: Should disabled characters be played by disabled actors?
Paddy Slattery
'State-of-the-art' Russian robot unveiled as man in robot costume
Opinion: It took us 8 years to build 19 social homes although we owned the land and there were no objections
Dermot Lacey
Netflix in the firing line as BAI looks to change how streaming sites suggest content for Irish viewers
Lynn Ruane: We must pioritise people's lives over pharmaceutical companies' profits
Lynn Ruane
Opinion: It doesn't get much weirder than being asked to twerk but Ada Hegerberg reacted like a real star
Louise Quinn
The Irish For: All the characters you know - good, bad or total craic vortex
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Ireland in a Snapshot: Shooting a music video in the Wicklow woods
Donal Moloney
From the Garden: Leeks don't get the recognition they deserve
Michael Kelly
What is the psychological impact of Christmas?
Brian Hughes
Opinion: When I became disabled I thought I had no future but now I'm studying for a PhD
Keith Murphy
Everything you need to know about the new US work visas for Irish people
The Irish For: As the nights are closing in - curl up by the fire and learn some winter words
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Ireland in a Snapshot: Decay at the manor - exploring Ireland's abandoned houses
Donal Moloney
From the Garden: Artichokes have an unfortunate nickname but don't let that turn you off
Michael Kelly