Dr Aoife Mullally has been appointed the clinical lead on termination services for the HSE.

David Byrne is a five-in-a-row winner with Dublin, an established defender and a point scorer in their historic All-Ireland final win over Kerry last month.

It is part of lore now how a deputation of Wexford hurlers took a bus trip down to Clare around this time last year to exhort Davy Fitzgerald to remain at the helm as manager and along-awaited Leinster title resulted.

A cross-country motorbike racing enthusiast is entitled to a rehearing of his dismissed action for damages over an accident in which he was struck by a motorcycle coming behind him at a motocross practice event, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

A new anthology book offers a deeply compassionate and powerful insight into the movement to repeal the 8th Amendment. Ciara McDonnell talks to its editor, Una Mullally.

An international campaign is encouraging people to go vegan in January. But is it healthy to cut out all animal-based foods, asks Sharon Ní Chonchúir.  

Bruff 8 - UL Bohemians 22: A late opportunist try from Ogie Scannell, converted by Michael Mullally, finally sealed the deal for UL Bohemians in a tough Bank of Ireland Munster Senior Cup semi-final at Kilballyowen Park, Bruff, this afternoon.

Helen O’Callaghan on the role boredom plays in development.

Helen O’Callaghan explains how to stay calm despite the chaos this holiday season, from Christmas through New Year’s.

Journalist and broadcaster Una Mullally has been named as Ireland's first independent LGBT national youth strategy chair as part of attempts to address bullying and discrimination of gay teens and young adults.

They’ve filmed an reunion episode, but with a twist.

Challenges come with change of scenery, says Helen O’Callaghan.

A man died from blunt force trauma to the head after reportedly intervening in a row during which a woman was being accosted.

One company cheque was made out for the purchase of a piano for his family by an accountant who defrauded a hospitality business.

TIDY your room, wash your hands and we’ll have dinner. Except you don’t manage to say it all to your child; you get as far as “tidy your...” and he begins talking over you. 

Assault victim Paddy Mullally went to the aid of a woman being accosted by her partner, despite being told it was “a domestic” and “none of your business”.

IT’S common enough for children to perceive that a grandparent prefers a sibling or cousin over them.

I TUNED into BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, because it was about Ireland, and I still had that buoyant feeling from last week, says Suzanne Harrington.

YOU’RE about to visit Granny when your child announces he doesn’t want to go.

A landmark High Court ruling on the country’s human trafficking laws could have “significant implications” for prosecutions going through the courts, legal experts have said.

Routine is key to keeping things smooth, says Helen O’Callaghan.

Allianz FL Division 4 Round 2: Offally 0-13 Waterford 1-4: Waterford’s early season momentum hit the buffers in foggy and damp conditions at O’Connor Park yesterday afternoon as an early red card for midfielder Shane Ahearne left them hugely disadvantaged.

YOU ARE set for a family trip to an open farm and your daughter wants to wear a frilly, ankle-length princess dress. You think she’ll look ridiculous and tell her so.

Dublin 0-17 Offaly 0-13: A magnificent seven points in a row from resurgent Dublin secured victory at Parnell Park and pole position in Group A of the O’Byrne Cup.

O’Byrne Cup

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has rejected suggestions that recent rulings “stifled” debate on extending marriage rights to gay people.

IT can be tempting to let your young child win most of the games you play together. After all, he’s only little and you want to build his confidence.

Loughmore-Castleiney 3-22 Mullinahone 0-14

Asylum seekers are facing "systemic and pernicious" delays in having their applications processed, resulting in years of their lives being wasted, the national human rights body has warned.

YOUR child arrives home from school. “Did you have a good day?” you ask. The answer’s a monosyllabic “yes” or “no”.

In the fullness of time, they will view it as a remarkable journey and a breakthrough season, but Mount Leinster Rangers’ desolation at full-time reflected their lofty ambitions.

Hoovers and animals sounds can cause distress to your child, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

Mount Leinster Rangers manager Tom Mullally was honest enough to admit he hadn’t processed his side’s win at the final whistle yesterday.

Mount Leinster Rangers manager Tommy Mullally believes Oulart-the-Ballagh’s poor Leinster final record will ensure the Wexford champions will take little for granted in Sunday’s provincial hurling final.

Mount Leinster Rangers 1-17 Ballyboden St Enda’s 3-9

Ireland 14 Fiji 32

Cashel produced a late scoring burst to shock Young Munster on a dramatic opening weekend of the ODM Financial Munster Senior Cup.

Simon Cowell, the man, who had always said he was “too selfish’’ to have children, is apparently going to become a daddy at the age of 53. No wonder he is “freaked out’’ by the news.

REFLECTIVE listening — listening in such a way that the child’s experience is acknowledged and validated — is something we all think we do as parents.

A commission of inquiry into State involvement in the Magdalene Laundries should still be established by the Government because the focus of the McAleese report was too narrow, a leading human rights group has claimed.

Comprehensive compensation is needed for survivors of Magdalene laundries including unpaid wages and pensions and rehab for forced labour, a watchdog has claimed.

Overwhelming emotions during the day can trigger nightmares, reports Helen O’Callaghan.

Ireland’s high rate of asylum refusal could be linked to the “highly adversarial process” faced by applicants, according to a report being launched today.

You know times have changed when the Dublin minor footballers’ idea of an All-Ireland final celebration includes a night partying with Harry Potter.

Coláiste na nDéise cruised into the Dr Harty Cup final with victory in the all-Waterford affair which started bizarrely at Fraher Field, Dungarvan on Saturday.

AN 11-point winning margin, embellished by a late 1-2 blast, was representative of the superiority De La Salle exerted over Midleton CBS in yesterday’s Dr Harty Cup quarter-final in Cappoquin.

A TOWN council in County Cork has been granted a court order to allow it make safe a derelict hotel which has been the subject of two arson attacks.

De La Salle have impressed observers with their physical strength and conditioning as they’ve annexed the Waterford and Munster hurling titles. The man responsible worked with a professional rugby outfit in New Zealand. Michael Moynihan reports.