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# Parental Leave

'It's about a culture change': New welfare payment which could benefit up to 60,000 parents announced

Details of the Parental Leave scheme were announced this morning.

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Apr 23rd 2019, 9:12 AM

# Staff shortages

Teachers to be rotated among schools under new substitute panel plan

Schools in North and South Dublin, Cork, Galway, Kildare and Meath are being targeted in the new initiative.

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Apr 22nd 2019, 6:45 AM

Voices

Child Protection: The failure to publish the report into Mother & Baby Homes is part of a continued cover-up

‘I have no problem with due process, but when this gets in the way of truth and allows a culture of secrecy and collusion to continue, then we need to re-evaluate’, writes Shane Dunphy.

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Apr 21st 2019, 8:30 PM

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How to get involved in World Mental Health Month this October

World Mental Health Month takes place this October as part a month-long programme of events by Mental Health Ireland to raise awareness of mental health challenges.

# Japan

'Smallest' boy who was born the same weight as an apple set to leave Japanese hospital

Ryusuke Sekiya was just 258g when he was born last October.

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Apr 19th 2019, 1:33 PM

# Mighty fines

DCC forfeited almost €90k in library fines to boost memberships

Dublin City Council abolished library fines at the start of this year.

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Apr 18th 2019, 6:20 AM

# perfect moment

'It's about being respectful... then the intimacy happens': The story behind those baby gorilla photos

We spoke to photographer Patrick Bolger on what it was like taking those intimate photographs of mother and baby.

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Apr 13th 2019, 8:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: 'I wanted to pursue my acting dreams - but having kids was a huge risk. What should I do?'

Actress Sarah Carroll held off on expanding her family because of her job – but writes about how she eventually managed to make it work.

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Apr 13th 2019, 7:30 PM

# Budd Chiari Syndrome

'She is a true warrior': Campaign to raise funds for Irish woman who needs transplant in UK

Sinead Lowndes was diagnosed with a rare liver condition just six weeks before she was due to get married.

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Apr 12th 2019, 3:53 PM

# disney and chill

Disney+ streaming service sets November launch as it looks to rival Netflix

The company said that after launching in the US on November 12 at $6.99 per month.

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Apr 12th 2019, 8:10 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'I was born with my organs outside my body and given the last rites but now I have two children of my own'

When I was born I weighed just 3lbs 3oz and was expected to die. I survived but faced persistent bullying about my condition well into adulthood, writes Edwina Wrenn.

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Apr 12th 2019, 7:00 AM

# Education

'I was furious and scared': Sinéad Burke on how being harassed on O'Connell Street inspired her new education campaign

Burke is a campaigner, advocate and academic, and last year became a contributing editor at fashion magazine Vogue UK.

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Apr 11th 2019, 9:55 PM

# Cork

'It’s horrendous, we’re so helpless': Mum of three-year-old hit and run victim praying for full recovery

Zac HIggins has been in Intensive Care since the incident on Monday

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Mar 29th 2019, 5:14 PM

# ISPCA

'It was really touch and go': Eight-week-old pup given life saving surgery following public donations

“We realised we were dealing with a very life threatening condition.”

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Mar 28th 2019, 8:47 PM

# RIP

'It's better than your child coming home in a hearse': Family campaign after daughter killed in car crash

“I honestly expected that we’d go out to Tramore and she’d be sat on the kerb, maybe with a broken arm or a couple of bruises.”

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Mar 27th 2019, 5:21 PM

Voices

Opinion: I had a tumour growing in my breast but I also had a life growing inside me

How can these drugs rid me of cancer, take away my hair, blast my immune system and still allow this little life inside me to grow unharmed? writes Mary Canavan.

37.1k

Mar 22nd 2019, 6:00 PM

# the explainer

'It spreads like wildfire': Why Ireland, and the world, is seeing a huge surge in measles cases

Some 136,000 people died from measles globally in 2018.

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Mar 17th 2019, 8:00 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should children be banned from attending school if they haven't been vaccinated?

There has been a huge spike in measles cases worldwide.

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Mar 13th 2019, 9:57 AM

# Jack and Jill Foundation

'It means a huge amount to us as parents': How buying this Incognito artwork can help children in need

You won’t know whose picture you have – amateur or world famous professional – until after the purchase, but all proceeds go to the Jack and Jill foundation.

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Mar 5th 2019, 7:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Is the Catholic Church still covering up child sex abuse on the grounds that it is a 'pontifical secret'?

The summit heard that the canon law protection of ‘pontifical secret’ had been applied to numerous clerical abuse cases. Bizarrely, it was suggested that this practice should not continue – indicating that it is ongoing. writes Shane Dunphy.

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Mar 3rd 2019, 8:30 PM

Voices

Opinion: Families of murder victims have a legal right to information about the case

The Victims of Crime Bill 2015 legally obliges An Garda Síochana and the Director of Public Prosecutions to keep victims (or in homicide cases, their families) informed about their cases, writes Joan Deane.

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Mar 2nd 2019, 7:30 PM

# a bitter pill

Last ditch attempt to stop 23% VAT being added to vitamins and supplements

Food supplements have been treated as foods for VAT purposes and had availed of the concessionary 0% rate applicable to food.

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Feb 26th 2019, 6:00 AM

# Junior Cert

'The importance hasn't gone away': Calls for geography to be brought back as core subject

Geography was removed as a core subject from the Junior Cert last year.

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Feb 25th 2019, 1:17 PM

# Minister for Education

Teachers to share roles between secondary schools to help tackle shortages

The scheme aims to solve recruitment problems in subjects such as STEM, modern languages, Irish and home economics.

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Feb 25th 2019, 7:35 AM

Voices

Opinion: There is a wonder-drug that all schools should be prescribing

Exercise should be viewed as medicine. Indeed, if exercise could be prescribed as a pill, it would be the most prescribed drug on the planet, writes Professor Niall Moyna.

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Feb 25th 2019, 7:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: A shock diagnosis left me a 30-year-old widower - here is how I survived

‘Something I’ve tried to live by over the past year is a lesson I learned soon after the bereavement- you honour the dead by choosing to live well, writes Noel Byrne.

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Feb 23rd 2019, 7:30 PM

Voices

The Irish For: What do these popular boys' names mean - and what can we learn from them?

Social trends are reflected in different names, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha, whose first name means “like an oak tree”.

67.6k

Feb 17th 2019, 8:45 AM

Call for wet wipes to have 'mandatory warnings' because of their damage to environment

The wipes contain plastic and can clog up sewers and cluster on beaches.

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Feb 17th 2019, 7:31 AM

# careday19

Young people share their experiences in care: 'This was the chapter where I turned my life around'

A number of young people shared their experiences yesterday and said they want to erase the stigma attached to being in the care system.

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Feb 16th 2019, 9:00 AM

# susanna grimes

'We love you Mammy': Jedward pay tribute as their mother passes away

Susanna Grimes had been battling cancer for a number of years.

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Feb 15th 2019, 9:35 PM

# points

The better a student does in Leaving Cert Maths and English, the more likely they are to finish college

Three-quarters of students complete their courses, with women more likely than men to finish.

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Feb 14th 2019, 6:00 AM

# promises

Hungary to give women with 4 or more children lifelong tax exemption

Viktor Orban announced that and other measures during his “state of the nation” address.

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Feb 11th 2019, 10:42 AM

Voices

Opinion: Is allowing children unrestricted internet access a child protection issue?

Would you be happy for your six-year-old to have unlimited, unsupervised access to a firearm – perhaps if it had been modified to only shoot lighter loads? asks Shane Dunphy.

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Feb 11th 2019, 7:00 AM

# Online

'Like an episode of Winning Streak': Video game loot boxes exposing children to gambling, Dáil hears

Future gambling legislation could include provisions on loot boxes in video games.

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Feb 10th 2019, 10:00 PM

# music knowledge

Millennials still recognise songs from music's 1960s-90s golden age, study finds

By contrast, their recognition of musical hits from 2000 to 2015 diminishes rapidly over time.

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Feb 10th 2019, 7:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Milestone ceremonies provide an alternative for children not making their communion

A humanist alternative to the First Holy Communion means that non-Catholic kids don’t miss out on having a special day, writes Tony O’Donohoe.

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Feb 8th 2019, 7:00 AM

# Research

New study seeks first-time mothers in Ireland who experienced trauma during childbirth

The study will explore the impact of a traumatic birth on a mother’s emotional and psychological wellbeing.

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Feb 7th 2019, 6:20 AM

Voices

Opinion: Miscarriages are part of nature - so why is the subject still such a taboo?

It is difficult going through a miscarriage with all the confused emotions that brings, without being censored too, writes Darragh Quinn.

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Feb 6th 2019, 7:00 AM

# Cyber Safety

80% of 8 to 10-year-olds own a device capable of accessing the internet, and 40% are talking to strangers online

Today is Safer Internet Day, with organisations working to raise awareness around how people can be more safe online.

28.7k

Feb 5th 2019, 6:15 AM

# Tenement Memories

'A whole history to capture': Dublin's Tenement Museum wants your memories of tenement life

A series of oral history sessions will be held across Dublin throughout the spring.

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Feb 3rd 2019, 9:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: The death of James Bulger still haunts me

We have an ethical responsibility to face up to the dark truth that children perpetrate violence and equally we have an ethical responsibility to show empathy for victim’s families, writes Shane Dunphy.

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Feb 3rd 2019, 8:00 PM