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Teenager sending email from smart phone in her bed
Mary McGill: Unsocial media and the dark side of Instagram
New data shows the negative impact Insta can have on girls. It's time to rethink our relationship with the social media site

Mon, 20 Sep, 2021

Families in terror need 'safe place' to go, says bishop
Families in terror need 'safe place' to go, says bishop
There is an 'absolute urgency' to secure extra funding for addiction support network in the North East according to Bishop Michael Router

Fri, 17 Sep, 2021

Food for thought: How pupils in Cork benefit from school meals
Food for thought: How pupils in Cork benefit from school meals
The principals at two primary schools describe the health, social, and educational benefits their young charges are enjoying

Mon, 13 Sep, 2021

'We are just so tired': Parents reveal endless struggle to find and pay for childcare
'We are just so tired': Parents reveal endless struggle to find and pay for childcare
Families describe the perfect storm of expensive fees, lack of childcare places, and inadequate paid parental leave

Sun, 12 Sep, 2021

Ohio Family Killed
Woman pleads guilty over plot that led to deaths of eight family members
A woman pleaded guilty to helping plan the killings of eight members of a family, becoming the second member of her own family to admit to a role in a shocking crime prosecutors in the US state of Ohio say stemmed from a dispute over custody of her ...

Sat, 11 Sep, 2021

Parental control
A third of pre-teens interact online with people they don't know 
Today's CyberSafeKids Ireland report reveals the extent of children socialising with strangers, and recommends action to ensure their safety

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021

baby girl playing at summer beach
Alison O'Connor: Safe, sound, and fully vaccinated — and yet life still feels so uncertain now
Despite an idyllic summer in a place that will always be home, I cannot help but wonder how we will be living this time next year

Fri, 13 Aug, 2021

Parents can register their 12- to 15-year-olds for Covid jab as 90% of adults are now inoculated
Parents can register their 12- to 15-year-olds for Covid jab as 90% of adults are now inoculated
Portal for parents to register their children for mRNA shots opened ahead of schedule last night

Thu, 12 Aug, 2021

Terry Prone: We’re frazzled and dazzled after our day by the sea
Terry Prone: We’re frazzled and dazzled after our day by the sea
From smallies hurtling towards the water the instant they arrive, to a couple embracing at dusk — it really has been a perfect day

Mon, 19 Jul, 2021

London Irish mum: Children are an 'afterthought' in confusion over Covid quarantine rules
London Irish mum: Children are an 'afterthought' in confusion over Covid quarantine rules
They are desperate to be reunited with their extended family — but it can't happen due to question marks over vaccines

Sat, 17 Jul, 2021

George Floyd Officer Trial
George Floyd’s family warn Chauvin jail term ‘not harsh enough’
Relatives of George Floyd have criticised the 22-and-a-half year sentence imposed on former police officer Derek Chauvin as too lenient. One of Mr Floyd’s brothers, Rodney Floyd, called the sentence a “slap on the wrist”.

Fri, 25 Jun, 2021

Fergus Finlay: In memory of my dad, who finally got to write his own script on the 16th tee
Fergus Finlay: In memory of my dad, who finally got to write his own script on the 16th tee
Hugh Finlay devoted his life to his loved ones, but spent his final day on earth enjoying the simple pleasures of life. As his son says: 'Way to go, Dad'

Tue, 22 Jun, 2021

Elaine Loughlin: Spare a thought for the Ministers of Zoom 
Elaine Loughlin: One-off housing bans are stopping families from building communities
The generations of a family can offer invaluable mutual support, to the benefit of the entire community — but our efforts to prevent ribbon development may be driving them apart

Tue, 15 Jun, 2021

Glass of light beer.
Learner Dad: It’s time to pause and accept how lucky we are to have kids
Well into my 30s, I still had a spark of dopey teenager in me who didn’t want to be a parent because parents aren’t cool

Tue, 18 May, 2021

Eamon Quinn: Ireland's broken housing and banking markets were outsourced to the vultures
Eamon Quinn: Ireland's broken housing and banking markets were outsourced to the vultures
Not only are the funds outbidding Irish families seeking homes, they are already deeply embedded in every street in the country

Sun, 09 May, 2021

Phoebe Bridgers floats above her sinking feelings in Punisher
Phoebe Bridgers floats above her sinking feelings in Punisher
Phoebe Bridgers on some of the dark inspirations to her album Punisher and the emotional minefield it traverses

Sat, 24 Apr, 2021

Divorce in a family with children. Who will the children stay with after the divorce? Mom with a child and dad with a child
Richard Hogan: My kids see me as the bad cop and want to live with their dad
I don’t like the person I’m turning into. Please help me before I lose my children

Thu, 22 Apr, 2021

Summer of staycations 'is really the likelihood now' as Covid numbers fall
Summer of staycations 'is really the likelihood now' as Covid numbers fall
'We have begun our journey to the end of this pandemic,' said Taoiseach Micheál Martin. 'We will get there.'

Mon, 19 Apr, 2021

Remote working from home. Freelancer workplace in kitchen with laptop, cup of coffee
All workers have 'right to disconnect' from today
New code of conduct includes the right not to respond immediately to calls or messages outside normal working hours

Thu, 01 Apr, 2021

Drinking beer at party
Many teens begin drinking on entering third year, study finds
Almost 40% of third-year students who drink have already done so to the point of being sick, having an accident, or becoming involved in violence

Tue, 09 Mar, 2021

Group hopes to make Cork a child-friendly city
Group hopes to make Cork a child-friendly city
The partnership which helped drive the pedestrianisation of Cork’s Marina amenity has now set its sights on making Cork a more child-friendly city. The Cork Healthy Cities group also hopes to exploit the marine leisure potential of the river Lee.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2021

Stephen Teap: 'If we are to fix the healthcare system, we must start paying patient advocates'
Stephen Teap: 'If we are to fix the healthcare system, we must start paying patient advocates'
The Government must introduce payments for patient advocate campaigners if we are to fix the healthcare system from the ground up, campaigner Stephen Teap has said.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2021

UCC student teams up with NASA to send Irish children into space (virtually)
UCC student teams up with NASA to send Irish children into space (virtually)
Marinara Marcato will be offering free space field trips to children from five to 14

Wed, 27 Jan, 2021

Richard Hogan: How to navigate Christmas as separated parents
Richard Hogan: How to navigate Christmas as separated parents
Parental alienation is one of the most challenging issues for therapists. And for many parents, in particular those recently separated, Christmas can be a really difficult time

Thu, 03 Dec, 2020

Three out of four people regret conversations they never had with loved ones before they died
Three out of four people regret conversations they never had with loved ones before they died
Seventy four per cent of people regret not having conversations with their loved ones before they passed away, according to a new survey. Of these, 50% said there were "so many conversations" they wished they had before their loved one died.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2020

The time to talk with our loved ones is now, in the living years 
The time to talk with our loved ones is now, in the living years 
The Irish are great with the dead,  but not so good with the dying. And, rather than regret all the things we left unsaid, now is the time to begin the difficult conversation about end of life

Thu, 26 Nov, 2020

When an (Alfa) Romeo met a Glanmire Giulietta: €815k Cork home to international couple is a bit of  classic in its own right
When an (Alfa) Romeo met a Glanmire Giulietta: €815k Cork home to international couple is a bit of  classic in its own right
An edge-of-city Cork home designed to be open plan with a contemporary feel is impressive and airy: and, it even has a 'professional' hobbyist's garage with car lift, writes Tommy Barker

Sat, 26 Sep, 2020

Jim Daly: No matter what age you are, there's no place like home
Jim Daly: No matter what age you are, there's no place like home
The pandemic exposed Ireland's poor planning and provision for life in our later years. Rather than waste that crisis, we must now reinvent nursing homes — and make homecare the norm

Thu, 24 Sep, 2020

Multi-Ethnic Family Walking Along Sunlit Forest Trail, Father and Daughters
The up-sides of parenting teens
Determined to look at the upside of the 'scary' teen years, Helen O’Callaghan talks to a mum of five, who – despite the challenges – finds parenting teens to be an eye-opener in the best of ways, while a psychologist explains what’s really going on for teens

Mon, 14 Sep, 2020

Ask Louise: 'My adult parents seem to really hate each other'
Ask Louise: 'My adult parents seem to really hate each other'
Q: My adult parents, who are in their late 50s, seem to really hate each other yet have no intention of separating. Most days they barely acknowledge one another. Sometimes they make small talk but it’s really just a poorly-disguised attempt at keeping up appearances.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2020

Fergus Finlay: Miles to go, gaps to close, but here’s to a happy birthday twin sister
Fergus Finlay: Miles to go, gaps to close, but here’s to a happy birthday twin sister
My father had seven sons. None of his sons, except me, reached 70, writes Fergus Finlay You can’t get to 70 without discovering a few things about yourself.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

Fun times across the board
Fun times across the board
Chris Heinhold of the boardgame cafe Tabletop Cork on Castle Street, gives us his top tips for playing together as a family

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

Keeping it in the family: Meet four sets of sisters making waves in the food industry
Keeping it in the family: Meet four sets of sisters making waves in the food industry

Joe McNamee meets the women making waves in the male-dominated food industry — who also just so happen to be sisters.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2020

How Rachel Gotto is finding joy in the small things
How Rachel Gotto is finding joy in the small things
Rachel Gotto has suffered more than most, from the death of her brother and husband to her cancer diagnosis and dependency on prescription drugs, writes Lorna Siggins

Sat, 22 Feb, 2020

Farmers due to get higher price for beef following two protests
Farmers due to get higher price for beef following two protests

Farmers are due to get a higher price for their beef, following two protests on the issue.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2019

Family say Lisa Smith is 'willing to talk to anyone to clear her name'
Family say Lisa Smith is 'willing to talk to anyone to clear her name'

The prospect of Garda security services having to arrest Irish Islamic State supporter Lisa Smith as soon as she steps off a plane from Turkey looks to have receded, after the family indicated she was “willing to talk to anyone to clear her name”.

Wed, 13 Nov, 2019

I simply will not be one of those families whose children use their parents’ Christian names. We are not in some sort of perverted cult
I simply will not be one of those families whose children use their parents’ Christian names. We are not in some sort of perverted cult

A Rubicon has been crossed. There we were, an adult couple on a night out, with no child in sight, and, with me confirming across a bar whether it was a merlot or a cabsav, I very nearly called my wife Mammy. Luckily her name begins with Ma so I was able to divert at the last minute. Mammm… arie. It wasn’t graceful. Figuratively speaking, I avoided the goalpost and ended up tangled in the back of the net but still, with no broken kneecap.

Mon, 04 Nov, 2019

All together now: Why exercising as a family is key to health and wellbeing
All together now: Why exercising as a family is key to health and wellbeing

It is important for parents to engage in enjoyable exercise routines with their children, writes Pat Fitzpatrick.

Fri, 25 Oct, 2019

Minister Flanagan announces passage of Family Law Bill 2019
Minister Flanagan announces passage of Family Law Bill 2019

Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced that the Family Law Bill 2019 has now passed all stages in the Oireachtas.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2019

That’s what happens when someone dies; they become a collection of stories, a handful of photos

There's a story in my family that goes like this. One time, before I was born, my parents went to America, leaving my sister Over Home in my grandparents’ house.

Sat, 19 Oct, 2019

Study finds sons stay at home longer than daughters, costing parents thousands extra
Study finds sons stay at home longer than daughters, costing parents thousands extra

A new UK study also found that 20% of parents refuse to take any money from their children to help pay the bills.

Mon, 14 Oct, 2019

Mining the manure of the Netherlands' livestock
Mining the manure of the Netherlands' livestock

The Netherlands had to get rid of 11% of its dairy cows due to its phosphate surplus, which can be traced back to their large imports of feed.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2019

Family guy: Rory Cowan writes a love letter to the power of family
Family guy: Rory Cowan writes a love letter to the power of family

Rory Cowan pays tribute to his beloved mother Esther, and makes us chuckle along the way, in Mrs Cowan’s Boy, a new book about his relationship with his biggest supporter.

Tue, 01 Oct, 2019

The chance to redeem oneself by being the ‘perfect’ grandparent
The chance to redeem oneself by being the ‘perfect’ grandparent

Quite by accident, I encountered a beloved competitor this weekend. If you think that sounds like a contradiction in terms, let me bring you in on a secret.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2019

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