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Growing up in Ireland: The recession made kids more badly-behaved
Giving birth at home helped me to feel safe and in control
Dil Wickremasinghe
Search underway for Irish woman who is heir to fortune left behind by half-brother
A mother who starved and murdered her four-year-old son has died in prison
Ice cream wars and the battle of the childhood bulge
Claire Micks
Penneys 'urgently investigating' claims security guard took baby from breastfeeding mother
Well, this is the sweetest thing you'll see today
Irish children as young as 12 are using sunbeds
Just eight days of military spending could make education free around the world
Social welfare screw-up left lone parent without child benefit
Feeling nostalgic? Take a look back at how Ireland used to do holiday camps
These photos of a homeless boy doing his homework went viral and changed his life
Poll: Should schools be forced to allow generic uniforms?
Want to trace your Irish family tree? It just got easier...
Ciara Kerrigan
'It's like looking at myself in drag' - adopted brother and sister reunited after 40 years
Princess Charlotte's official christening shots have been released
Labour TD accused of 'appalling duplicity' over stance on lone parent cuts
This ad features nothing but children cursing
Skipping an expensive dessert won this family half a million quid
Government slammed after mother of surrogate baby denied benefit
610 new Special Needs Assistants are on their way to Irish schools
'I want to learn how to swim like a fish': Gaza children take photos of their life inside the city
Nearly half of pregnant women in Ireland binge drink
Should we ban giving away free toys with fast food?
Local families locked out of community garden by parish
These stunning photos show children's unusual views of the world
Here's how many kids have been signed up for free GP care so far
'Beaumont Hospital chiefs are playing Russian roulette with my life'
Ciara Kelly
€83m spent on renting prefabs as classrooms over five years
Lone parent with a child over 7? The government wants you to get working
Woman abandoned as a child seeks out Irish parents 50 years later
This toddler is able to scale a 7-foot climbing wall
A pregnant woman got lost in a forest, gave birth, then fought off placenta-hungry bees
Cuba first country to end mother-to-child HIV transmission
Family win €500,000 after buying their first EuroMillions ticket
Here is how much sun cream you need to not get burnt
Here's what public transport your kids won't have to pay for next week
This eight-year-old's cancer fight has led to a big change for other children