The world’s greatest painters have lavished their genius on the Nativity scene. A scene reproduced on countless Christmas cards. Maybe you have sent one or received one this Christmas – a card ...

And happiest of all is the Nativity, a scene celebrated and imagined by artists for centuries. Only the Matthew and Luke Gospels mention Christ’s birth, Luke’s account being the more beautiful ...

The 12th Day of Christmas, Epiphany, has special significance in Ireland. It is known as “Little Christmas” — Nollaig Beag — ...

A teacher in Ireland has spoken out anonymously about the wild behaviour they have seen from parents when their children are doing a school nativity ... teacher told the Irish Daily Mail.

In every nativity scene the same miracle occurs before our ... Seven in 10 of the dead are women and children. Irish interest has always been animated by the notion that we can influence events ...

A rubble nativity scene in solidarity with Gaza has been unveiled ... It is a joint initiative between Dublin City Council and the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA). IFA president Francie Gorman ...