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Wednesday 2 December 2020
The wipes contain plastic and can clog up sewers and cluster on beaches.
A number of young people shared their experiences yesterday and said they want to erase the stigma attached to being in the care system.
Susanna Grimes had been battling cancer for a number of years.
Three-quarters of students complete their courses, with women more likely than men to finish.
Viktor Orban announced that and other measures during his “state of the nation” address.
Would you be happy for your six-year-old to have unlimited, unsupervised access to a firearm – perhaps if it had been modified to only shoot lighter loads? asks Shane Dunphy.
Future gambling legislation could include provisions on loot boxes in video games.
By contrast, their recognition of musical hits from 2000 to 2015 diminishes rapidly over time.
A humanist alternative to the First Holy Communion means that non-Catholic kids don’t miss out on having a special day, writes Tony O’Donohoe.
The study will explore the impact of a traumatic birth on a mother’s emotional and psychological wellbeing.
It is difficult going through a miscarriage with all the confused emotions that brings, without being censored too, writes Darragh Quinn.
Today is Safer Internet Day, with organisations working to raise awareness around how people can be more safe online.
A series of oral history sessions will be held across Dublin throughout the spring.
We have an ethical responsibility to face up to the dark truth that children perpetrate violence and equally we have an ethical responsibility to show empathy for victim’s families, writes Shane Dunphy.
This new research suggests the advantages of living in a bilingual home begin from the very earliest stage of development.
It is frustrating that the challenges vision impaired people face are different from what is portrayed in Bird Box – because they are structural, writes Kevin Kelly.
The issue has affected a number of substitute teachers who were paid in the first and second pay runs of 2019.
The charity now feeds about 2,000 people per week.
A white bread sandwich in the belly is better than a vegan curry in the bin, writes Mary McCarthy.
The zoo is inviting the public to suggest names for the cubs.
More than one-third of supermarket products on special offer are high in fat, sugar and salt.
21st-century parenting is the reason that many young people today have remarkably poor coping skills, writes Shane Dunphy.
Meanwhile, a €12 million contract to provide a passport processing system in Ireland is being put out to tender.
At peak times, customers have to wait up to two hours to get on the Viking Voyage attraction.
McAuley Place is situated in Naas, Co Kildare and sees 53 apartments available to residents over 65 years of age.
New figures show that Ireland’s undergraduate population has grown by 8% over the last five years.
New research has found that four in 10 children in Ireland own a mobile phone by the age of nine.
The tickets are valid between April and October.
Over 1,200 sick teddy bears are expected to be admitted to NUI Galway’s Teddy Bear Hospital next week.
More than 4,200 students entered the competition this year.
Eleven cases of a bug that causes meningitis have been reported since the last week in December and three of those patients have died.
The changes will resolve a number of difficulties in the registration of donor assisted births.
Nearly 80 projects have been approved for funding.
Despite this, just under 80% of principals, deputy principals and teachers do not believe that a teacher should correct their own students’ exams.
The two-part series titled ‘Life on Standby’ will explore the stories of those living in Direct Provision and local Irish advocates.
The Green Party has said the ban only addresses “the lowest of the low-hanging fruit”.
Published by the RCPCH the guide consulted 109 children and young people across the UK.
An expert says parents need to lead by example.
Ireland is one of only 28 countries where 2019 babies will likely live until the 22nd century
Seven in 10 of the confirmed cases involved people who were not vaccinated.
IT’S THE FIRST of December, which means the beginning of Christmas month.
But today’s date is also a bit more significant than in other years, because it marks the end of Level 5 restrictions that have been in place across the country for the last six weeks.
From today, retailers, hairdressers, gyms, cinemas, museums and libraries can re-open to the public.
Some shops are even making up for lost time by opening through the night tonight, and there have been reports of overnight queues outside a few retailers ahead of their re-opening today.
For the day that’s in it, we’re wondering: Do you plan on going to a non-essential shop today?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Dublin-based GP Mark Murphy illustrates where the failings are in how we fund our healthcare system.
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