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Take a Break
Take a break and watch this terrified Irish mammy battling a huge spider
16 Nov 2015
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California
Woman convicted of microwaving her daughter to death
16 Nov 2015
42.4k
49
Getting hitched
Same-sex couples can get married in Ireland from today
16 Nov 2015
11.5k
147
Irish book awards
Bill Bryson: 'I've always felt I'm kind of an outsider'
16 Nov 2015
19.7k
18
premature babies
'I could have gone into labour at any stage': What it's like to have four children at once
15 Nov 2015
23.2k
9
last rites
'It's my job to help the family plan and care for their dying children at home'
Anne Tan
15 Nov 2015
689
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Opinion
'When my maternity leave was over I cried when I dropped my son at crèche for the first time'
Tracy Gunn
15 Nov 2015
4.8k
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column
I can't look at another salad. It's winter and I need some warmth
Michael Kelly
14 Nov 2015
248
4
Opinion
Schools getting zero direction on how to teach kids through technology
Fergal McCarthy
12 Nov 2015
382
36
last rites
'Then everyone died': I lost four people I loved in 14 months
Órla Ryan
11 Nov 2015
94.3k
60
Coolock
'Too early' to determine compensation for boy (3) who lost part of finger in creche accident
10 Nov 2015
15.8k
17
Opinion
I'm giving up my job to stay at home and wipe bums and snot off my legs
Linda Duffy
7 Nov 2015
1.5k
51
radicalisation
Muslim cleric claims Irish Muslim children are being taught 'hatred of other communities'
6 Nov 2015
27.6k
158
World First
"Miracle" as baby girl (1) cured of cancer with pioneering treatment
6 Nov 2015
20.9k
93
Opinion
Do you know how you're going to afford to send your kids to college? You could sacrifice your daily coffee
Eamon Dwyer
5 Nov 2015
823
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Suicide
Robin Williams' widow says they were 'living a nightmare' in the months before his death
3 Nov 2015
55.4k
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No Support
In adult hospital wards, children with mental health issues face 'extreme distress'
2 Nov 2015
7.5k
5
tiny house
A family of three have made this tiny space their home
1 Nov 2015
71.4k
58
Insects
Possibly contaminated baby cereal to be removed from Irish shelves
30 Oct 2015
16.2k
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dodgy research
Medical journal retracts major study into benefits of baby formula
29 Oct 2015
26.5k
28
New Zealand
Parents stunt daughter's growth to make disability 'more manageable'
27 Oct 2015
33.6k
13
EXTRACT
Irish women have an aversion to compliments. They rebuff them with: ‘Thanks, Penneys’ best’
Emma Comerford
25 Oct 2015
5.2k
56
Equality Tribunal
School ordered to pay €4,000 compensation after discriminating against separated dad
25 Oct 2015
46.0k
122
Opinion
'My failure to conceive makes me feel like I'm not functioning as a woman'
Anonymous
24 Oct 2015
116k
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CAREFUL
Parents warned over harmful face paints ahead of Halloween
24 Oct 2015
11.0k
7
The Koreas
Beautiful and heartbreaking: Families reunited for brief moments after 60 years
24 Oct 2015
26.6k
28
Opinion
'My illness does not define my relationship. I have schizophrenia and he loves me for who I am'
Nicola Hynds
23 Oct 2015
1.7k
27
Opinion
Construction site to delivery room: How I became one of Ireland's few male midwives
Dan Oakes
22 Oct 2015
1.1k
15
Panic stations
Lego will probably run out of bricks for Europe by Christmas
21 Oct 2015
22.2k
26
smacking ban
The last legal defence for slapping children is set to be removed
21 Oct 2015
20.0k
72
Waterford
8-year-old boy seriously injured following attack by dog
21 Oct 2015
29.7k
87
Not happy
Children weeping in the streets as One Direction cancel Belfast performance
20 Oct 2015
43.7k
67
Silver Surfer
Dublin woman awarded for dedicating herself to help others after sudden death of her husband
20 Oct 2015
18.2k
12
compensation
Expectant mothers experienced 75 'extreme' incidents in Irish hospitals last year
20 Oct 2015
11.8k
7
transgender children
This video shows what it's like to raise a transgender child
20 Oct 2015
13.3k
39
Courts
State to pay €60,000 settlement to Roma child who was taken from his parents
19 Oct 2015
17.9k
Missing
'I believe he was abducted': Brother of Philip Cairns says DNA could be key to finding the truth
19 Oct 2015
57.7k
36
Arizona
Three children and their parents die after car crashes into lake
19 Oct 2015
13.1k
5
Break Time
Take a break and watch this man annoy his girlfriend with puns during labour
19 Oct 2015
21.3k
19
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should the government ban parents from smacking their children?
19 Oct 2015
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