One of the country's largest children's hospitals says girls make up almost two thirds of minors they have treated for alcohol poisoning.

‘Hidden danger’ of parents rolling over children in driveway

Guidelines on diagnosis and management of childhood food allergy have been published for the first time, says Ruth Charles

IF YOUR preschooler has started biting his or her nails, it’s not worth getting yourself in a state about it.

THE Muslim community in Ireland is currently putting a proposal before the HSE aimed at tackling the problem of long waiting lists for cultural circumcision for their male children.

Children with potentially fatal food allergies are waiting more than three years to be screened at the country’s only in-patient testing centre at Cork University Hospital.

Boys are far more likely to fall out of high windows than girls, a study reveals.

Fewer children are being killed or injured on Irish roads, research reveals, but parents are being urged to put helmets on their children when cycling.

Fewer children are being killed or injured as a result of road accidents, a study has revealed.

PARENTS have been urged to be extra vigilant next weekend because more and more children are suffering burns and scalds over the Halloween period.

CHILDREN aged between three and seven are over three times more likely to be in an accident resulting in a personal injury claim than those aged three or less.

ONE of Ireland’s leading paediatricians has called for an outright European ban on baby walkers, which are used by thousands of Irish parents in the belief they are a safe place to keep babies entertained and help them learn to walk.

PARENTS of young children have been warned about the dangers of unsecured television sets after a spate of tragic accidents.

QUAD bikes and mini-motorbikes are dangerous and are illegal as presents for children under 16, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has warned.

ROAD-USERS were urged to make sure child passengers are properly belted up according to new EU regulations at the launch of a major road safety campaign yesterday.

PRESSURE has increased on the Government to compensate victims of Dr Michael Neary.

Management at Drogheda’s Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital today profoundly apologised to the victims of disgraced doctor Michael Neary.

SIX out of ten parents are failing to restrain their children before taking to the road despite the fact that a child dies every month in a car crash, a report published yesterday warned.

PARENTS must ensure their homes and those of child minders are safe as more than two-thirds of accidents involving young children happen in the home.

A 13-YEAR-OLD babysitter allowed a drunken stranger drive her home because it was 4 o’clock in the morning and she did not know how else to get there, shocking new research shows.