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# Children

All time
Bessborough nun claims she doesn't remember any child deaths - there were 31 during her time there
17 Apr 2019
69.2k
80
Countries that help working class students get into university have happier citizens
7 Apr 2019
9.9k
12
Domestic abuse service helped 76 women and 100 children in 24 hours
5 Apr 2019
7.8k
6
To avoid 'traumatic' extractions, government set to expand dental care for kids under 6
3 Apr 2019
15.2k
18
People divided on banning unvaccinated children from schools
31 Mar 2019
26.6k
120
The State won't know how many homeless students will be sitting the Leaving Cert this summer
19 Mar 2019
13.6k
27
Every child should be taught the words of Amhrán na bhFiann in primary school, says Taoiseach
17 Mar 2019
21.1k
102
Parents' focus on 'winning' custody battles is harming Irish children
13 Mar 2019
20.5k
45
Leo says he supports school students going on strike next week as part of global action on climate change
6 Mar 2019
30.6k
117
Opinion: How to deal with your child's fear of the monsters under the bed
Philippa Perry
3 Mar 2019
13.4k
21
Over half of youths not punished for serious crimes due to garda scheme failings went on to reoffend
28 Feb 2019
14.0k
20
The government got an 'F' from 100 organisations over how it's handling child and family homelessness
27 Feb 2019
15.4k
26
Inquiry to be considered after children reassured hearing was fine only to be told years later of impairment
20 Feb 2019
10.7k
6
Hungary to give women with 4 or more children lifelong tax exemption
11 Feb 2019
41.9k
103
80% of 8 to 10-year-olds own a device capable of accessing the internet, and 40% are talking to strangers online
5 Feb 2019
28.8k
31
Babies who hear two languages at home have a better ability to concentrate
3 Feb 2019
36.6k
17
'It's so badly needed': Harris defends development of children's hospital despite rising costs
Updated 29 Jan 2019
12.1k
63
External agencies providing sex ed in schools to be regulated in recommended radical overhaul
29 Jan 2019
13.7k
90
Over 200 claims made against Bus Éireann School Transport Scheme
25 Jan 2019
12.9k
8
Judge told child in rural Irish town may have been trafficked
21 Jan 2019
31.5k
12
Children who own mobile phones at younger age perform worse in reading and maths tests
16 Jan 2019
16.8k
29
Guide suggests not enough evidence that screen time is harmful to children's health
4 Jan 2019
11.4k
20
Babies born in Ireland in 2019 can expect to live until 2101
1 Jan 2019
51.1k
47
'Sometimes they're just lonely and want a chat': What it means to volunteer at Childline
26 Dec 2018
8.0k
1
'Tension, fraught relationships, alcohol': Childline contacted 1,200 times on Christmas Day
26 Dec 2018
12.8k
3
VIDEO: The charity providing free accommodation to parents of sick children
22 Dec 2018
11.6k
6
Public consultation on children's data protection rights will begin next week
14 Dec 2018
6.4k
12
'My dad was on heroin... I was put into care when I was 8': The experience of young homeless families
13 Dec 2018
22.0k
36
'Beyond crisis': Almost half of beds for children with mental health needs closed due to safety concerns
30 Nov 2018
7.8k
2
Hopes that Irish children's TV will follow UK and feature Lámh signing after viral video
24 Nov 2018
19.3k
13
Poll: Are 'no fry zones' around schools a good idea?
15 Nov 2018
22.2k
60
Homeless kids launch book of stories and poems to let other children know 'they are not alone'
9 Nov 2018
8.5k
14
Homeless crisis will not begin to ease until at least 2021, committee told
Updated 8 Nov 2018
14.0k
40
Growing up in Ireland: Just one in four 9-year-olds get recommended level of physical activity
8 Nov 2018
10.4k
13
More than 1,600 children and teens waiting over a year for psychology appointments
3 Nov 2018
11.5k
44
Opinion: 'Eating this mineral in pregnancy - and before conception - can boost how your child's brain develops'
Ciara Wright PhD
2 Nov 2018
25.5k
15
Homeless and Traveller children 'falling through gaps' in education system
30 Oct 2018
17.6k
55
Knife-wielding woman attacks and injures 14 children in Chinese kindergarten
26 Oct 2018
10.4k
19
The number of homeless children in Ireland has risen by 136 in the space of a month
24 Oct 2018
7.6k
15
Children are being trafficked into Ireland by their own families for exploitation by the sex trade
19 Oct 2018
40.7k
56
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