# Toys

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# QUIZMAS

Quiz: How well do you remember these classic Christmas toys?

Test your knowledge.

55.4k

Dec 25th 2021, 11:00 AM

# toy time

Quiz: How well do you remember these toy crazes?

And there’s one… for everyone in the audience!

55.9k

Nov 26th 2021, 10:00 PM

# toy safety

Safety watchdog releases nightmarish photos of toys being destroyed as warning to parents

Over 51,000 toys have been destroyed by the CCPC in the last few years.

34.7k

Nov 24th 2020, 10:14 AM

# recycling

McDonald's to trial recycling unwanted plastic toys into new products such as coffee cups

The initial trial will run for four weeks in seven restaurants in the UK and Ireland.

15.1k

Nov 14th 2019, 9:17 AM

# Stereotypes

French toymakers sign pact to rid games and toys of gender stereotypes

The charter also envisages that manufacturers will adapt the way their products are advertised.

17.4k

Sep 24th 2019, 10:21 PM

# santa's workshop

Irish building apprentices deliver handmade toys to children's charities

The Sisk & Son construction company has been making toys for charities at Christmas for the last 40 years.

15.0k

Dec 21st 2017, 1:08 PM

# a new home

Almost 2,000 teddy bears left as tributes to Manchester bomb victims to be given to charities

The attack on 22 May saw 22 people killed and hundreds more injured.

9.8k

Dec 19th 2017, 10:54 PM

# christmas appeal

Chiropractor in Donegal accepting toys instead of payment

The toys will be distributed by St Vincent de Paul to families in the area.

21.3k

Dec 14th 2017, 8:30 PM

# Late Late Toy Show

Open Thread: What was your favourite sporting Christmas toy?

The Late Late Toy Show is tonight, and we want to hear your favourites?

3.6k

Dec 1st 2017, 10:08 AM

# Connected toys

Warning to Irish parents as investigation finds some toys can allow children to talk to strangers

The warning comes after UK watchdog Which? investigated a number of toys on the market.

14.4k

Nov 14th 2017, 2:26 PM

# Beware

Nerf guns can cause serious eye injuries and internal bleeding, doctors warn

The warning comes after three people were hospitalised with serious eye injuries caused by the guns.

14.6k

Sep 19th 2017, 1:00 PM

# toy section

9 memories everyone has of flipping through the Argos catalogue as a kid

Sadly, the catalogue could be on the way out.

6.7k

Sep 8th 2017, 7:49 PM

# Knocked Down

Lego announces 1,400 job losses following drop in revenue

The toy company announced it will cut 8% of its staff.

19.1k

Sep 5th 2017, 9:30 PM

# Denmark

Lego boss (61) replaced 'because of his age'

Briton Bali Padda held the job for just eight months.

35.7k

Aug 10th 2017, 3:12 PM

# family poll

Poll: Do you worry about gendered toy advertisements?

Are dolls for girls and cars for boys a thing of the past?

511

Jul 26th 2017, 5:04 PM

# new fella

Barbie's boyfriend Ken is now multiracial, has several body types and may even have a man bun

It’s part of Mattel’s drive to make its iconic dolls more diverse.

13.7k

Jun 21st 2017, 10:24 AM

# all dolls go to heaven

Japanese monk gives 'funerals' for old dolls' souls

It’s a common belief in Japan that all things have a soul – including unwanted dolls.

8.7k

Jun 17th 2017, 4:01 PM

# lunch crunch

Poll: Do you have a fidget spinner in your home?

What’s your take? Be honest.

35.1k

May 19th 2017, 12:45 PM

# forbidden love

14 items I desperately wanted as a child that I still think of to this day

Imagine what my life would be like if I’d been let have a phone in my room?

12.4k

Mar 5th 2017, 6:00 PM

# chemical imbalance

It seems that sex toys are less dangerous than regular children's toys...

… as regards the chemicals they’re made with, according to new Swedish research.

18.3k

Jan 29th 2017, 9:30 AM

22 Toys To Fill You Full Of Christmas Nostalgia

One more sleep.

5.9k

Dec 24th 2016, 7:30 AM

# Data Protection

Concern over new smart toys that can 'spy' on children

Consumer watchdogs in the EU and US claim the toys break data protection laws.

22.3k

Dec 11th 2016, 9:10 AM

# G-putty

Irish scientists mix silly putty with graphene to create ultra-sensitive health sensors

‘G-putty’ is said to be 100 times more receptive than a normal sensor and is able to detect the footsteps of small spiders.

13.3k

Dec 9th 2016, 12:52 PM

# Toy Show

21 toys all Irish girls who grew up in the 90s dreamed of getting

Oh those were the days.

16.0k

Dec 2nd 2016, 9:30 PM

Voices

"Mum, why isn't Wonder Woman wearing any clothes?"

Louise Phillips looks at the role models for young women and finds them lacking.

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Jun 27th 2016, 8:00 AM

# the force awakens

Parents are highly amused by these phallic Star Wars toys

May the Force be with you, indeed.

4.2k

Feb 10th 2016, 2:07 PM

# Nostalgia

11 toys all 90s kids have loved and lost

Not again…

12.2k

Jan 22nd 2016, 6:00 PM

# France

Three-year-old girl dies after allegedly choking on Kinder Surprise toy

The death is being investigated by a prosecutor in Toulouse.

25.9k

Jan 20th 2016, 7:51 PM

# memory lane

How much do you really know about these classic Christmas toys?

You wanted to take a trip down memory lane anyway, didn’t you?

22.8k

Dec 25th 2015, 4:00 PM

22 toys every Irish kid begged for for Christmas

Nostalgia fest.

40.0k

Dec 22nd 2015, 6:00 PM

# where's rey?

Here's where you can buy Rey toys in Ireland, after online outcry over 'sexist' Star Wars playsets

Rey’s the main character in The Force Awakens, so why has she been left out?

5.0k

Dec 21st 2015, 12:16 PM

# the force awakens

Finally, an honest Star Wars toy advert

We could play with them… or we could keep them in the box!

4.9k

Dec 13th 2015, 4:47 PM

# Toy Show

22 toys every Irish kid begged for for Christmas

Nostalgia fest.

11.2k

Nov 27th 2015, 1:03 PM

# diy

This dad had the best response to people trolling him about his son's toy kitchen

What a guy.

9.0k

Oct 21st 2015, 4:49 PM

# Panic stations

Lego will probably run out of bricks for Europe by Christmas

Won’t somebody think of the children?

22.1k

Oct 21st 2015, 4:34 PM

# on the list

Here are the 13 toys that kids will be clamouring for this Christmas

According to Smyths Toys anyway.

46.9k

Oct 5th 2015, 7:30 PM

# top dad

This dad's sweet reaction to his son buying an Ariel doll is going viral

“How do you think a dad feels when his son wants to get this? YEAH!”

6.5k

Aug 25th 2015, 7:40 AM

# you heard me

McDonald's: Those Minions in our Happy Meals are NOT saying "What the f**k"

What do you think?

27.2k

Jul 10th 2015, 8:06 PM

# wearable toys

These incredible high-tech toys turn children into Iron Man

You might want one for yourself.

13.5k

Jun 21st 2015, 5:00 PM

# we're watching you

Google files a patent for robot toys that will listen and talk to you

The patent says these toys will be used to help control other connected devices.

4.8k

May 22nd 2015, 4:05 PM