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'Our son Patrick is looking down on Leanne this weekend. She was very close to him'
Man sues parents for throwing away his €25k porn collection
Parents' focus on 'winning' custody battles is harming Irish children
Opinion: How to deal with your child's fear of the monsters under the bed
Young people share their experiences in care: 'This was the chapter where I turned my life around'
Same-sex couples will be able to use ‘parent’ on birth certificates under new law
Parents to get an extra two weeks' paid parental leave from next year
Opinion: In the digital era, how do you raise your child to be a reader?
'I won’t ever be able to understand exactly how the HPV vaccine works. So as a parent I have to trust the experts'
'I kept on collapsing when I knew something was wrong': Jastine Valdez's parents on daughter's murder
Government providing €49.5 million for school clothing scheme, up €2.1 million on last year
Poll: Were your parents the biggest influence on your career choice?
People asked to host coffee mornings to help make hospitals more fun places for sick kids
What to do if your daughter didn't get the HPV vaccine before, but wants it now
Doctors warn parents after boy burned due to spark from aerosol soap can
Varadkar says children need to be protected from predators online
People are sharing the weirdest things their parents banned from them as kids, and it's gas
Proposals to give parents a tax credit for directly employing childminders in their own home
'They were hell on earth': Global efforts to get kids out of orphanages are paying off
More than 27,000 fathers have taken paternity leave so far
Emotional damage to homeless children should be examined by Children's Ombudsman
It's my son's third birthday - here's why I'm refusing to give into 'party pressure'
Childcare payments may differ from county to county after creche fee audit
The minefield of free childcare: The Grandparents Creche is great, but how do you pay the bill?
Warning for Irish parents over Snapchat update that shows users' exact locations
'When did it become the norm to say 'I'll go out with you if you send me a naked pic'?'
Child remains in care after parents refuse to answer phone or turn up to court hearing
At what age are you 'too old' to get an Easter egg off your parents?
More parents are using children to shoplift for them, according to retailers
Writing "suits you" under pictures of people holding babies should be outlawed
7,000 fathers have taken paid paternity leave since it was introduced
'He likes his dad to collect him from the airport' - WWE's heartwarming tribute to Ireland's Finn Balor
Prisoner parenting course aims to prevent mothers and fathers from reoffending
Varadkar says lone parents can earn more under measure that kicks in today
'If we had simply accepted that ageist foster parents rule, it would still be with us'
'If he has a major seizure in the night, we need to know the car will start'
Everyone fell in love with this girl's lovely parents on RTÉ's Only Gay in the Village
Children do better when minded by relatives and childminders rather than full-time parents, says ESRI
'It's not the State's problem, it's the family's': Care system to adopt tough love approach
Mother jailed after failing to protect son (6) from "extreme sexual violence" of father