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# Family

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Will new family law impact same-sex marriage vote?
New law will make it illegal to pay for surrogate mothers
Same-sex couples will have the legal right to adopt
'The telly is the most effective, reliable and cheap form of babysitter known to man'
Claire Micks
Thousands flock to funeral of Muslim shooting victims
This is the last letter a killed US hostage wrote to her family
Families win €2m damages after daughters are switched at birth
Elderly woman (82) robbed as she lay dying in the street
Just two men have been approved to adopt since 2004
9 struggles that middle children know all too well
The youngest sibling is the funniest, new study reveals
An Post investigation underway after Santa letter doesn't reach North Pole
Column: On marriage equality and the red herring of raising children
Peter Ferguson
The Government has a LOT of referendums to get through over the next few years
Madigan: 'There have been times when I've thought I'm better than I actually was'
Opinion: I can be an awful grump when it comes to my folks – but, the truth is, they're saints
Michelle McBride
'Have you ever been to Pantibar?' - Enda Kenny slags Leo Varadkar about getting there first
Opinion: Postnatal depression filled me with an all-consuming, terrifying and explosive rage
Fiona Kennedy
Brother of murdered French policeman: Do not confuse extremists with Muslims
Family of eight missing from Northern Ireland located in the Republic
Missing Fairview man found safe and well
Irishman cries as he is granted bail over alleged punch that left brother critical
Woman found out her brother was on the AirAsia flight from a selfie
HSE to review case of Michael Greaney after fatal stabbing attack in Cork
Are You Going To Survive Christmas With Your Family?
My 2014: Awards, marches, and the most longed-for baby
Dil Wickremasinghe
Can Your Family Beat This General Knowledge Quiz?
13 faces anyone spending Christmas with family will recognise immediately
'Spare a thought' for gardaí dealing with tragic deaths and family rows today
Dad films 25 years of kids coming downstairs at Christmas
'I'll never give up searching for my father, there's always some hope'
The Christmas inquisition: 5 awkward questions we all face from the family
This woman is live-tweeting her mother's classic Irish Mammyisms for Christmas
Column: How to cope when you fall out with an adult sibling
Dr Keith Gaynor
Column: The Ghosts of Christmas Past – dealing with loss at Christmas
Claire Micks
What are these kids most looking forward to about Christmas?
Parents 'at a loss to understand' why their children were taken into care
Christmas is not an excuse for delays: State told to find teenage girl in care a place to live
A cottage transformed into a city hideaway: Take a look around this cosy home
The best gift you can give your child this Christmas is not a Snow-Glow Elsa...