The summer holidays are upon us with eight weeks of freedom as far as school kids are concerned but for parents two long months that need to be filled with activities and entertainment.

The new flavour be available in all major Irish supermarkets from later this week, retailing at €4.09.

Helen O’Callaghan on ways to get children active outdoors ALMOST 60% of Irish parents don’t know how much daily exercise is recommended for their children. One in three believes 30 minutes is enough — yet Department of Health guidelines say children should be active at a moderate-to-vigorous level for at least one hour a day.

Annie Fletcher has been named as director of IMMA, the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

The director of a body representing the country’s school principals has said that proposed legislation empowering them to confiscate mobile phones from pupils may be unenforceable and “problematic”.

Pushy sideline parents and over competitive clubs are putting children off sport.

After four failed attempts to overcome Dublin in All-Ireland finals, Andy Moran reckons he’s uncovered what it will take for Mayo to beat them: 20 points.

Kellogg's has announced plans to cut the amount of sugar in its children's cereals.

Campaigners have branded the decision of some food manufacturers not to use a colour-coded labelling system on cereals as "scandalous".

Losses for energy and technology companies left most US stocks lower today.

Cork had lost senior star Darragh Fitzgibbon to a straight red card moments beforehand and were trailing by two points, facing the wind, before pulling out that dramatic win.

Kraft Heinz has made a $143bn (€134.5bn) offer for Unilever in what would be the largest-ever takeover in the food or beverage industry, opening a campaign to create a consumer-goods giant with household names from Dove soap to Heinz ketchup.

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Pope Francis, who earlier this year was reported - falsely - to have endorsed Donald Trump for US president, has warned about the dangers of fake news.

Charles Darwin once wrote: “it is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change”.

Kellogg, the world’s largest cereal company, has raised its annual earnings forecast after its cost-cutting programme helped make up for a slumping breakfast business.

USA: Police say a central Pennsylvania man beat his friend for refusing to eat ramen noodles.

Baz Ashmawy’s Emmy-award winning show, 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy, had to be renamed for the American series of the hit programme.

Thousands of euro that were the proceeds of crime were found hidden in homes belonging to members of the Heaphy family in Cork.

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Mairead Ronan’s son is sports mad and that’s fine by his health conscious mum says Arlene Harris

Over half of teachers see children arriving at school hungry at least once a week, with almost 80% saying that this number has increased in the last year.

Children as young as 10 are smoking cigarettes, gorging on junk food, and drinking energy drinks to prepare for exams, research has found.

Information deficiency: Over a quarter of Irish children think eating less healthy food like cheeseburgers gives them energy and makes them better at sport, while almost half (47.2%) cannot name any vitamins or minerals. 

Henry Shefflin’s clever media dealings as a player and limited exposure have left him with “huge earning potential” following retirement, according to a marketing expert.

LATE last week Taoiseach Enda Kenny said Ireland remains opposed to the idea of a common consolidated corporate tax base. 

Two months after the very last box from the Kellogg’s factory in London, Ontario, rolled off the line, it was opened on the kitchen table of a Canadian family - with a special message.

Improving your CV should improve your chances of getting a job, say the organisers of this year's 'Skills for Work Week'.

Some of the unhealthiest cereals contain more sugar than they did in 2012, with children eating up to the equivalent of seven and a half Cadbury fingers for breakfast, according to a charity.

McVitie’s and Jaffa Cakes maker United Biscuits is to be swallowed up by Turkish food conglomerate Yildiz Holdings in a deal believed to be worth £2bn (€2.56bn), it was announced today.

Just 70 cent a day per child would feed needy kids across the country, according to a new report into school breakfast clubs.

Global food giant Kellogg’s will set targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its worldwide supply chain, it announced yesterday, responding to consumer pressure to be accountable for its contribution to climate change.

A TV ad for Kellogs cornflakes has now been withdrawn - after an Irish band accused the company of ripping off one of their songs. Do you think they sound the same?

The Buy My Dress fundraiser will raise vital funds for the Down Syndrome Centre this Sunday. Arlene Harris talks to Triona Cussen who says the campaign will help others like her son.