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Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas: A History of the Christmas Ghost Story Tradition

From The Turn of the Screw to A Christmas Carol, the season has always been a favourite setting for ghost stories.
By Hazel O’Brien
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Lethal Weapon, Spotlight and the Films that Turn Christmas Upside Down

Anti-Christmas films often ignore the typical themes of peace and love in favour of something darker and often more interesting.
By Eoghan O’Morain
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Not the Biggest Fan of Christmas? Take Inspiration from the French

For someone was born in a country where Christmas isn’t universally celebrated, our attitude to the holiday is flawed.
By Julie Irigaray
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Activism and Festive Spirit Meet at Our Table in Temple Bar

A pop-up cafe drew attention to the effects of living in direct provision, in which residents are not allowed to cook their own food.
By Charlotte Ryan
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Giving You No Excuse Not to Eat Your Greens, Urban Picnic

Based in George St Arcade, the health food store provides a wide variety of foods for under €10.
By Georgie Emery
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Is There Any Room At The Inn?

For many, Christmas isn't warm fires and Midnight Mass. The Pizza Sunday Club is a charity providing pizza, clothing and a sense of community to homeless people during the festive season.
By John Bethell and Charles Croome-Carroll
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Review

A Wealth of Talent on Trinity’s Airways: Trinity FM

Daniel McFarlane argues that the perfect way to spend a spare hour on campus is to listen to Trinity FM.
By Daniel McFarlane
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Review

Anna Karenina at the Abbey Fails to Reflect Intensity of the Play

The theatre’s Christmas production’s long running time detracted from the Tolstoy classic.
By Annie Keegan
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Westbury Mall’s Fashion Pop-Up Exhibits the Best of Small Irish Designers

Tissue, Danielle Romeril and Edel Traynor were among the designers that featured in the recent Christmas pop up.
By Siobhan O’Leary Ashford
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Winter in Toronto, New York’s Clean Little Sister

A true melting pot of cultures, Toronto has managed to maintain a sense of untouched nature in a city that also charges into the future.
By Katie Meegan