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The Mystery of the Star of Bethlehem

Date: Dec 21, 22
Harry Warren tries to unravel the mystery of the Star of Bethlehem which is credited with showing...

The Timeless Wonder of Santa Claus

Date: Dec 21, 22
This Christmas Eve, like every other Christmas Eve for centuries, millions of children around the...

Making of the video of ‘Fairytale of New York’ (from Christmas Annual 2022)

Date: Dec 18, 22
Christopher Warner goes behind the scenes of a Christmas classic which he describes as a “masterc...

25 Years of The Irish Tenors

Date: Dec 13, 22
As they prepare to celebrate their 25th anniversary, Seán Creedon talks to founder member Anthony...

My Favourite Christmas Things

Date: Dec 13, 22
By Patrick O'Sullivan One of my favourite Christmas things of old was my mother’s Father Christm...

The Only Woman Hanged in Queensland?

Date: Dec 13, 22
Cork-born Ellen Thompson,who was executed on the 13th of June, 1887, is believed to be the only w...

Michael Harding’s new angle on letter writing

Date: Dec 13, 22
Seán Creedon chats to best-selling author, Michael Harding, about his new book in which he writes...

From our Christmas Annual – Christmas in Ireland in 1922

Date: Dec 6, 22
The editor noticed an adundance of holly and ivy at Moore Street market, a lady stall-holder conf...

300 Years of the Bells of Shandon

Date: Dec 6, 22
For three centuries St. Anne’s Church and the ‘Bells of Shandon’ have dominated the skyline of Co...

7 Fathers & Sons Played for Ireland

Date: Dec 6, 22
By Seán Creedon Ronnie Whelan Senior won his two Irish caps while playing for the St Patrick’s A...