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The Daily Poll
Poll: Should Ireland set school bag weight limits for children?
26 Jul 2015
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heavy load
One part of the world is tackling heavy school bag problems by setting weight limits
26 Jul 2015
11.9k
33
deficits in care
Family of girl who suffered cerebral palsy at birth: 'Hospital apology is utterly meaningless'
22 Jul 2015
24.4k
18
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parents
Here is what the government outline of childcare could mean for you
22 Jul 2015
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32
high rents
Mothercare Ireland has been placed in examinership
22 Jul 2015
18.7k
34
destiny child
Mother and baby 'doing well' after childbirth aboard LÉ Niamh
22 Jul 2015
21.0k
79
Low
Someone's been stealing toys from a children's hospital
21 Jul 2015
20.7k
27
Snapped
A diner owner yelled at a screaming child in her restaurant and people are divided about it
21 Jul 2015
56.5k
118
Kansas
Dramatic video shows toddler rescued from scorching hot car
21 Jul 2015
26.9k
26
Legal Battle
Couple stranded in Thailand with daughter as surrogate claims she didn't know they were gay
20 Jul 2015
49.0k
389
a way of life gone
'We'll depopulate - and very, very quickly the island will be gone'
18 Jul 2015
23.5k
29
ultra spicy
School bans 'dangerous' Doritos after claims child left struggling to breathe
17 Jul 2015
23.4k
47
Grief
'Losing a spouse is soul-destroying, but you need to be prepared'
17 Jul 2015
22.1k
15
End of an era
The 145-year-old New York toy shop made famous in Big has closed down
16 Jul 2015
31.4k
15
nice young man
Irish Rail are trying to find a ‘wonderful’ young boy to give him this message
15 Jul 2015
32.9k
24
Tragic
'We are all absolutely in shock' - community reacts after toddler loses battle for life
15 Jul 2015
51.1k
31
Dublin
Increase in heroin as 'drug of choice' says mother-and-child service
15 Jul 2015
11.4k
13
vacate the premises
Penneys robustly denies claims security guard took baby from breastfeeding mother
15 Jul 2015
24.9k
51
Growing up in Ireland
Growing up in Ireland: The recession made kids more badly-behaved
15 Jul 2015
17.3k
38
Opinion
Giving birth at home helped me to feel safe and in control
Dil Wickremasinghe
14 Jul 2015
2.1k
114
Inheritance
Search underway for Irish woman who is heir to fortune left behind by half-brother
14 Jul 2015
48.8k
14
Daniel Pelka
A mother who starved and murdered her four-year-old son has died in prison
14 Jul 2015
50.9k
56
Opinion
Ice cream wars and the battle of the childhood bulge
Claire Micks
14 Jul 2015
270
43
vacate the premises
Penneys 'urgently investigating' claims security guard took baby from breastfeeding mother
14 Jul 2015
31.1k
50
sight for sore eyes
Well, this is the sweetest thing you'll see today
13 Jul 2015
31.3k
18
Not clever
Irish children as young as 12 are using sunbeds
13 Jul 2015
12.5k
29
get smart
Just eight days of military spending could make education free around the world
12 Jul 2015
15.2k
42
cut off
Social welfare screw-up left lone parent without child benefit
12 Jul 2015
17.5k
71
tunnel of goats
Feeling nostalgic? Take a look back at how Ireland used to do holiday camps
10 Jul 2015
38.1k
54
a story shared
These photos of a homeless boy doing his homework went viral and changed his life
10 Jul 2015
55.4k
40
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should schools be forced to allow generic uniforms?
10 Jul 2015
21.9k
81
column
Want to trace your Irish family tree? It just got easier...
Ciara Kerrigan
10 Jul 2015
6.4k
23
sibling love
'It's like looking at myself in drag' - adopted brother and sister reunited after 40 years
9 Jul 2015
33.5k
19
awwwwwww
Princess Charlotte's official christening shots have been released
9 Jul 2015
31.6k
31
bad decision
Labour TD accused of 'appalling duplicity' over stance on lone parent cuts
9 Jul 2015
18.2k
74
Take a Break
This ad features nothing but children cursing
9 Jul 2015
17.5k
10
Jammy
Skipping an expensive dessert won this family half a million quid
8 Jul 2015
24.4k
7
Not Fair
Government slammed after mother of surrogate baby denied benefit
8 Jul 2015
16.5k
19
good news
610 new Special Needs Assistants are on their way to Irish schools
7 Jul 2015
24.2k
50
Palestine
'I want to learn how to swim like a fish': Gaza children take photos of their life inside the city
7 Jul 2015
18.7k
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