ABOUT 830,000 newborn babies would be saved every year if they had just one hour at their mother’s breast before being separated from her. That’s why Save the Children call breastmilk a "super-food". It is nature’s miracle-worker, writes Victorial White.

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Ian Elliott, the Catholic church’s own watchdog on child protection measures in Ireland, has detailed the policies now in place to prevent child abuse in several dioceses.

IT is not uncommon for newborn babies to go through periods when they appear irritable or cry for no reason.

PUPILS at a school named after composer Seán O Riada performed a new piece from the famous Cork family’s repertoire yesterday.

A PRIEST married his own son in Galway yesterday.

CORI Justice today called on the Government not to reduce social welfare in next week's Budget, saying that there is "no justification whatsoever" for the move.

THERE was a rather immature jibe by one of your reporters at the fact that the Pope had sent his blessing to the Irish people as he travelled through Irish space (April 22).

CHICKEN nuggets and chips on a plastic plate are often the only option for kids in restaurants and hotels but a new guide should make it easier for parents to choose venues with child-friendly, nutritious menus.

CONSUMERS will have cash tills ringing this Christmas to the tune of €4.25 billion — an Irish retail trading record for the season.

IRISH and African experts will examine development issues and the AIDS crisis in Africa as part of a major conference in Cork which starts today.

YOUNG people were urged yesterday to consider missionary life and promote justice and peace amongst the “most abandoned people” of Africa.

THE SMA seminary at Victoria Cross on the Western Road in Cork was one of the first apartment schemes in an area which now has a fair share of student developments.

GUINNESS is good for you - that’s what our grandmothers always said. And grandmas know best, or so we were always led to believe. But the results of a new survey are challenging that age-old dictum.

An Irish priest was murdered in Kenya last night after a gang of ten armed men invaded his home in a Nairobi suburb.

A RELIGIOUS order has just answered a city community’s prayers.

THE visit of the Minister for Defence, Michael Smith, to the Irish troops serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia is a timely opportunity to reflect on the contribution the Irish army has made so far in Liberia.