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Opinion
Career breaks: 'We shouldn't be stopping young teachers from going and exploring the world'
Garrett O'Dowd
16 Mar 2018
29.7k
67
BEGORRAH
Met Éireann is predicting snow for St. Patrick's Day
13 Mar 2018
136k
37
can't get no sleep
'Young people are exhausted': This new toolkit is tackling sleep deprivation among teenagers
13 Mar 2018
31.1k
17
be honest
Poll: Have you eaten a bit of Easter Egg already this year?
12 Mar 2018
14.2k
26
Opinion
State exams are a rote learning memory test and aren't serving our children's future needs
Geoffrey Browne
12 Mar 2018
57.4k
81
nice to be nice
In Limerick this week, it will be all about showing kindness to your fellow man
11 Mar 2018
12.1k
6
Filling up
Japanese car companies come together to build hydrogen stations
11 Mar 2018
17.1k
41
give it the boot
Boots bans sale of energy drinks to under 16s
5 Mar 2018
25.0k
57
RIP
'A campaigner to the end': Michael D Higgins pays tribute to author Emma Hannigan
4 Mar 2018
16.9k
2
Dublin
How a willow garden is helping these women 'reclaim' their local park
4 Mar 2018
15.5k
9
Sacre Bleu
Paris metro fines pregnant woman for walking wrong way
3 Mar 2018
40.1k
107
is there an app for that
Parents from 100 Irish schools are to test out online payment options
3 Mar 2018
24.5k
22
winter watch
Here's what to watch while you're stuck indoors tonight
1 Mar 2018
49.1k
41
lunch crunch
Poll: Have you checked in with an elderly neighbour in this cold snap?
27 Feb 2018
10.7k
25
freezing
Here's how to keep your pets warm and safe from The Beast this week
27 Feb 2018
22.2k
18
Heart Health
A low-calorie diet with meat could reduce heart attack risk just as much as a vegetarian one
27 Feb 2018
12.6k
15
Opinion
'We've fostered 15 children, in the beginning I thought we were going to save the world'
Anonymous
25 Feb 2018
35.7k
21
Respite
'We'd given up hope': One year later, Kerry parents finally given full-time respite service for adult children
25 Feb 2018
15.7k
19
spin the wheel
'There's no show like it': Here's what happens behind the scenes at Winning Streak
24 Feb 2018
18.1k
20
be honest
Poll: How do you pronounce the 'creme' in Creme Egg?
22 Feb 2018
30.7k
54
be honest
Poll: Do you regularly eat in fast food restaurants?
21 Feb 2018
35.7k
77
Children
Allergy treatment to prevent severe reactions to peanut could be on the way
20 Feb 2018
9.5k
6
early development
New blood and urine tests can indicate autism in children earlier
19 Feb 2018
16.9k
18
Opinion
'At 32, I was told I had breast cancer just seven months after having my first baby'
Georgie Crawford
18 Feb 2018
82.1k
11
like a duvk
People who wolf down their food could lose weight simply by eating slower
18 Feb 2018
20.1k
25
trocaire box
A change collection that became an Irish institution is back
17 Feb 2018
15.7k
25
Philly Special
The first Foroige youth club outside of Ireland has opened
17 Feb 2018
11.3k
1
hiking the mountains
Irish hillwalkers warned about magnets in clothing sending compasses the wrong way
17 Feb 2018
15.4k
42
digital age of consent
It should be 'frowned upon' for parents to give young children a smartphone, politicians told
13 Feb 2018
17.8k
43
fur pas
Filmmakers apologise after complaints over allergy scene in Peter Rabbit movie
12 Feb 2018
32.1k
75
Supermarket Wars
Dunnes is still Ireland's most popular supermarket - and we're buying more big name brands
12 Feb 2018
20.7k
40
lunch crunch
Poll: Do you leave appliances running when you are not at home?
12 Feb 2018
37.3k
41
The Daily Poll
Poll: Does the State do enough to help parents with childcare costs?
11 Feb 2018
21.0k
77
Opinion
Why are oversubscribed Educate Together schools only taking half-stream?
Ronan Moore
11 Feb 2018
9.1k
215
Sativex
Father of brain injury victim who suffers spasms seeks access to trial of cannabis-based drug
11 Feb 2018
22.1k
22
expensive attire
This school in Japan is asking parents to buy their children €600 Armani-branded uniforms
10 Feb 2018
35.5k
17
Advice
Three steps parents can take to protect their children online
Ger Brick
10 Feb 2018
2.6k
8
fizz
We now know exactly when the sugar tax is coming in
8 Feb 2018
30.5k
129
Opinion
'Average combined maternity and parental leave is 98 weeks in EU countries - in Ireland it's 60'
Jennifer Whitmore
8 Feb 2018
27.9k
48
work life balance
Government will not oppose Bill that will extend unpaid parental leave to six months
6 Feb 2018
26.7k
35
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