Folklorist Michael Fortune says Nollaig na mBan isn't an Irish tradition in most of the country, rather Little Christmas which is part and parcel of the past.

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Laura Armada tells about today in her native Spain, a public holiday, which is more important than Christmas or New Year's Day to Spaniards.

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Peadar O'Boyle was merely 623 grams when born, now four years old, the little boy has overcome so many challenges and now wants to walk. His mum Ruth tells his story..

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As we roll into the New Year, Sarah Carey offered her thoughts on our country as a place to live and the challenges women in Ireland face. Niall Hatch from Birdwatch encouraged us to feed the birds especially during this harsh spell of weather. Chris Kelly from Coolronan Dog Rescue, who has puppies for adoption, called on owners to have their dogs neutered. Ruth O'Boyle's little boy Peadar has made remarkable progress since his premature birth and now needs continued support which will make a huge difference to his life. While David Sheehan joined us to talk about Ruben Amorim's earlier sacking at Manchester United as Wilfried Nancy is now also sacked by Celtic.

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The Mornington Vocal Academy brought us some festive tunes, our Christmas Pudding winner Sheelagh Phelan popped in for a chat, Cormac Ferriter sang Killeagh, Eabha Flynn recited Christmas poems, Pippa Kelly sang as gaeilge and Kilkerley's Nigel McKenna said hello from Montreal.

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The final five; Sheelagh Phelan, Mary Finegan, Jodi Carey, Mary McHale and Sheila O'Neill's Christmas Puddings underwent intense tasting as our judges; Colette Nugent, Brian Farrelly and Louise Walsh decided whose Pudding would carry off the prestigious title this year!

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Kylie is Number 1 for Christmas! Kieran Kehoe CEO of Meath County Council recounts the loss of vehicles following a fire at the county's Civil Defence headquarters. Emma Rafferty paid tribute to her friend Sarah Halpenny who died suddenly in Australia last weekend. We revealed the winner of the Best Christmas Pudding in the Northeast 2025. Darragh McCullough is celebrating a Christmas like no other as a first time Daddy! Paul Murphy expressed his gratitude to Hamilton Interiors for renovating the Drogheda Homeless Aid hostel. And Gerry dropped into the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre with a substantial donation from Santa's Little Helper.

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Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars selects his motors of the year with one clear overall winner!

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Meath River Rescue have their new boat, the Wednesday Gang tune us up for Christmas, Grace Tierney fools around with words, Paddy Comyn names his motors and car of the year and David Sheehan looks ahead to the weekend's soccer action.

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Late Lunch paid a visit to the Dowd family home in Duleek to officially switch on mum Rosie's simply wonderful Christmas Lights and enjoy a home which is quite simply a shrine to Christmas! Rosie has been bringing Christmas cheer to the village for the last twenty-five years and is loved by one and all for her incredible display. We enjoyed her warm hospitality and the company of quite a number of guests and callers to Rosie's home for a very special Late Lunch!

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