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Government wants building of old age retirement villages to begin by November 2019
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Health minister says HPV vaccine will be extended to boys next year
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Everything you need to know about the new US work visas for Irish people
Now you can finally limit how often you use apps on your phone
39 people were killed or injured in incidents involving quad bikes or scramblers in 4 year period
Why Disney decided to take the mick out of its princess stereotype
Hopes that Irish children's TV will follow UK and feature Lámh signing after viral video
Emma Mhic Mhathúna among Irish Red Cross Humanitarian Awards finalists
'They deserve a second chance': ISPCA appeals for new homes for nine rescued Terrier dogs
One-third of eight-year-old boys are playing video games for over-18s
BBC nature team defends decision to intervene and save mother and baby emperor penguins
'I tell people: girls and women in patriarchal societies, they die as if they were never born'
Opinion: The Supermum myth needs to be exposed
Michelle Obama speaks about having a miscarriage and conceiving her children using IVF
Number of births continues to decrease as average age of mothers rises
Concerns raised over morning sickness medication being sold to women online
Homeless and Traveller children 'falling through gaps' in education system
Repair works on Dublin school that forced closure of one of its buildings 'could take up to a year'
Decongestants 'should not be given' to young children with colds
Here's what Budget 2019 means for someone earning €40,000
Parents to get an extra two weeks' paid parental leave from next year
In many cases, students no longer think they need to accept their very first job offer
'The stress makes me sick': New report highlights stark financial burden faced by Irish families
Opinion: In the digital era, how do you raise your child to be a reader?
'When a sick baby with partial facial paralysis smiles, it’s golden. Especially if it’s my baby'
'Food terrorism': Australian strawberry scare continues as more needles found in fruit in copycat attacks
Irish pharmacists want condoms to be made VAT-free
Opinion: 'Can money buy you happiness? Not if you're spending it the wrong way'
End of an era for iconic children's characters as Lambert Puppet Theatre to close