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Parenting
Same-sex couples will be able to use ‘parent’ on birth certificates under new law
11 Jan 2019
18.9k
105
Tourism
Fancy a stroll? Walkways and trails around Ireland are getting an upgrade
8 Jan 2019
64.7k
49
Survey
Over three-quarters of students want continuous assessment for the Leaving Certificate
7 Jan 2019
13.4k
24
Life on Standby
'It brought out that voice and helped connect me to others': This Cork radio station is helping asylum seekers tell their stories
5 Jan 2019
12.3k
3
Environment
Government and schools will no longer buy single-use plastic cups, cutlery and straws
Updated 4 Jan 2019
27.9k
56
Study
Guide suggests not enough evidence that screen time is harmful to children's health
4 Jan 2019
11.4k
20
put it down
'Unless parents cure their own smartphone addiction, they won't be able to cure their kids'
1 Jan 2019
26.8k
25
22nd century
Babies born in Ireland in 2019 can expect to live until 2101
1 Jan 2019
51.1k
46
Vaccine
The number of reported measles cases in Ireland more than trebled this year
30 Dec 2018
20.2k
127
Show Time
Meet the family who turned the Christmas panto into their business
26 Dec 2018
13.1k
3
Opinion
Too loud, too bright, too fast, too tight: Christmas can be a nightmare of anxiety for children with autism
Tara Matthews
24 Dec 2018
13.3k
20
baby eibhlin
Neonatal herpes is now 'a notifiable disease', in the hope to raise awareness of risk to newborns
18 Dec 2018
15.6k
5
Climate Change
'Those babies will suffer': Duncan Stewart calls for revision of National Maternity Hospital plans
18 Dec 2018
23.0k
26
Deprivation
Nearly 16% of Irish households at risk of poverty last year while disposable income increased
17 Dec 2018
13.6k
33
later years
Government wants building of old age retirement villages to begin by November 2019
15 Dec 2018
23.7k
45
Opinion
Opinion: A virtual college changed my life and my family's future
Róisín Kelly
14 Dec 2018
18.7k
25
meet lily
Sesame Street introduces first-ever homeless character
13 Dec 2018
17.2k
52
Homelessness
'My dad was on heroin... I was put into care when I was 8': The experience of young homeless families
13 Dec 2018
22.0k
36
getting better
Colds, flus and bugs: How to stay healthy and fight infections this Christmas season
13 Dec 2018
25.3k
18
Research
Youths who identify as sexual minorities more vulnerable to depression from age 10
12 Dec 2018
9.8k
33
Emissions targets
'It's about our children now, not our grandchildren': Is Ireland ready to introduce a carbon tax?
9 Dec 2018
24.5k
157
BTYSTE
Climate change and social media - Here's what's in store for the BT Young Scientist Exhibition
9 Dec 2018
7.4k
6
Chernobyl Heart
'Families need a Christmas miracle': Irish-funded doctors to help Chernobyl babies in war-torn Ukraine
8 Dec 2018
7.9k
7
Social Housing
'I have security for life... there will be nobody knocking to say: Sorry, you have to move out'
7 Dec 2018
73.0k
90
Cancer
Health minister says HPV vaccine will be extended to boys next year
7 Dec 2018
10.9k
32
hitting home
Christmas spending: We're not in 'panic mode' but Brexit is putting the brakes on plans to splash the cash
6 Dec 2018
8.5k
10
going stateside
Everything you need to know about the new US work visas for Irish people
2 Dec 2018
39.7k
16
screen time
Now you can finally limit how often you use apps on your phone
1 Dec 2018
28.1k
28
Road Safety
39 people were killed or injured in incidents involving quad bikes or scramblers in 4 year period
26 Nov 2018
13.7k
56
ralph breaks the internet
Why Disney decided to take the mick out of its princess stereotype
25 Nov 2018
22.7k
29
communication needs
Hopes that Irish children's TV will follow UK and feature Lámh signing after viral video
24 Nov 2018
19.4k
13
Awards
Emma Mhic Mhathúna among Irish Red Cross Humanitarian Awards finalists
24 Nov 2018
8.1k
0
Donegal
'They deserve a second chance': ISPCA appeals for new homes for nine rescued Terrier dogs
22 Nov 2018
22.4k
10
Online gaming
One-third of eight-year-old boys are playing video games for over-18s
22 Nov 2018
13.0k
45
dynasties
BBC nature team defends decision to intervene and save mother and baby emperor penguins
20 Nov 2018
46.5k
28
I am malala
'I tell people: girls and women in patriarchal societies, they die as if they were never born'
19 Nov 2018
16.0k
31
Opinion
Opinion: The Supermum myth needs to be exposed
Geraldine Walsh
11 Nov 2018
45.0k
47
First Lady
Michelle Obama speaks about having a miscarriage and conceiving her children using IVF
9 Nov 2018
40.9k
51
CSO
Number of births continues to decrease as average age of mothers rises
1 Nov 2018
38.1k
78
Women's Health
Concerns raised over morning sickness medication being sold to women online
31 Oct 2018
35.2k
10
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