In Ireland, on Christmas Day, the airports were closed. No planes landed or took off. No buses came either. No trains left the shuttered stations. No ferries sailed into the ports. No cinema opened.

Less than a month before Christmas, I did some last-minute ... greenery similar to that of "Jurassic Park" in the winter Irish countryside. I spent most of my time in West Cork wandering the ...

“If these latest odds are anything to go by, it seems punters could finally be getting their White Christmas wish.” Ireland’s last white Christmas was during the big chill of 2010 when up to ...

Almost a quarter of a million Irish emigrants will spend Christmas in Ireland. It’s going to be a record homecoming with airlines and ferry services fully booked right up to midnight on ...

Today is "Nollaig na mBan" in Ireland, also known as "Little Christmas," "Women's Christmas," and "Women's Little Christmas." To the Christian world it's the "official" end of Christmas and ...