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# Children

All time
'They're extremely loyal. Even though they've grown up with neglect they just want to go home'
10 Jun 2017
15.2k
5
Should 'health homework' be given to primary school students?
8 Jun 2017
14.2k
59
ISPCC withdraws 'Headbomz' campaign ad from cinemas following worries it could upset children
6 Jun 2017
26.1k
22
An egg a day helps children grow - science
6 Jun 2017
14.5k
10
Planning childcare for the autumn? You may qualify for these subsidies
4 Jun 2017
21.7k
6
'Sarah is 7 and has hydrocephalus. Her homeless family spent nights sleeping in their car'
Dr Niall Muldoon
2 Jun 2017
185
58
Poll: Should it be illegal to smoke in the same room as a child?
31 May 2017
24.2k
60
Irish children from deprived families twice as likely to be exposed to second-hand-smoke
31 May 2017
8.6k
38
Mother gets 26-year sentence for killing three of her children in Australia
30 May 2017
19.6k
10
Beaten, neglected, left home alone - The report 'every parent in the country needs to read'
30 May 2017
45.0k
26
'Children are treated like human trash': The systematic failings in Ireland's child protection system
29 May 2017
19.2k
16
'I was afraid of my father. I thought it was normal to be afraid of adults'
27 May 2017
35.2k
19
Over 100 children receive awards for their incredible artwork today
25 May 2017
17.9k
15
Child with an intellectual disability placed in hospital for three months
23 May 2017
12.4k
13
These are the best children's books in Ireland right now
23 May 2017
21.5k
5
Tusla inquiries are a 'major distraction' according to chief executive
22 May 2017
9.8k
20
'Being able to talk to other parents has helped ease the worry'
21 May 2017
15.4k
Over half of 16 and 17-year-olds in State care have no aftercare worker
21 May 2017
6.0k
4
Horror roadside blast kills 11 members of one family in Afghanistan
20 May 2017
7.5k
8
'In a utopian society there would be free GP care. In reality, we can't do that'
19 May 2017
10.6k
78
Children are spending longer in front of a screen and it's putting their health at risk
17 May 2017
9.9k
21
'At the very least, Budget 2018 must match last year's childcare funds in order to deliver'
Katherine Zappone
14 May 2017
803
25
'A big part of the change for the better was when I had kids' - Nacewa
14 May 2017
18.6k
2
Reprieve for Drumcondra families as date for closure of crèche pushed back
12 May 2017
15.9k
10
Suicide, overdose, sudden infant death: Children who died while in contact with social services
11 May 2017
7.7k
9
A non-EU parent has a right to residency if their child is an EU citizen
10 May 2017
27.9k
46
TD warns mobile phones give children access to 'unlimited pornography of every type'
10 May 2017
24.8k
86
Giving toddlers tablets and smartphones can 'harm their speech development'
5 May 2017
17.6k
40
This 'must-have' toy has been banned in some UK schools and is selling out here
5 May 2017
47.0k
32
Three year campaign results in 33,000 children with disabilities getting full medical cards
2 May 2017
10.9k
13
New children's hospital will be the length of Grafton Street and as big as Dundrum Shopping Centre
26 Apr 2017
20.2k
78
'It's an extremely Draconian act': Judge denies Tusla bid to place children into care
19 Apr 2017
15.7k
'I don't want waiting lists': Judge rules 'with a heavy heart' for kids to remain in foster care
18 Apr 2017
23.1k
County breakdown: 10,640 fathers have taken paternity leave since September
16 Apr 2017
17.3k
54
Appeal for volunteers to help make hospitals happier places for sick children
16 Apr 2017
22.2k
25
Mad Hatter's tea party, fairies and an awful lot of egg hunts: here's what's on this Easter weekend
14 Apr 2017
11.8k
4
One in 10 Irish people say they have no religion, the second largest group behind Roman Catholics
6 Apr 2017
55.5k
197
'I'm here today to stand up for my son': Hundreds turn out across the country calling for better children supports
3 Apr 2017
20.7k
25
UK police warn mother wanted for abduction 'may pose risk' to her sons
1 Apr 2017
26.2k
'They made me realise that... I'm not worth nothing': The positive effects of mentoring at-risk youths
30 Mar 2017
11.5k
8
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