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Tuesday 6 June 2023 Dublin: 13°C

# Head Lice

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# bugged out
Why I'm terrified of the dreaded nits (and what you should actually do about them)
Ciara McDonnell on her family’s close encounters with the Nit Comb.
# bug busting bobbins
These 6th class pupils in Offaly turned a profit with this practical solution for head lice
The class at Scoil Bhríde all invested €2 into the Bug Busting Bobbins project.
# Head Lice
The 8 traumatising stages of having head lice in primary school
Isn’t it weird how our mams never got nits off us?
# Love/Hate
Love/Hate week 1 recap: Nits, Fran's arse and Jeremy Kyle
All the things we learned last night, including an important lesson in criminal furniture.
# Back To School
Pre-treating schoolchildren could cause head lice to mutate, parents warned
Schools generally experience a spike in head lice cases at the start of a new term, as children congregate after months apart…
# louse
Your group selfies could be giving you nits
Head-lice is spreading among teens, and duck face is to blame.
# Back To School
Parents urged to check children for head lice in the coming weeks
With children going back to school in the coming weeks, pharmacists are warning about the dangers of head lice.