The parents of a baby boy who died four days after birth say they take comfort from new guidelines introduced following his death.

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Forget about building your child’s self-esteem, “it’s for the birds”, says Dr Harry Barry.

Two further judgments, for a total $133m and for a total 72m Russian roubles (about €1m), have been obtained on consent against some members of businessman Sean Quinn's family and some of their spouses.

A settlement could be reached next week of the marathon case by Sean Quinn’s five adult children challenging the validity of securities provided by them for hundreds of millions of euro in loans advanced by Anglo Irish Bank to Quinn companies.

The marathon case by Sean Quinn’s five adult children has been further adjourned by the High Court to tomorrow as settlement talks continue.

Two former senior executives with the Quinn group are "very reluctant" witnesses in the action by Sean Quinn's adult children disputing any liability under guarantees for loans of more than €415m, the High Court has been told.

Sean Quinn’s family used the Quinn group as their “personal bank” from which they extracted some €1.95bn to fund their personal lifestyles, property acquisition and significant losses, the High Court has been told.

Ronan Jennings selects the 10 most important Irish people in the world of video games.

Tottenham beware: a new ground means new gripes, writes Brenda O’Brien.

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A University of Limerick (UL) lecturer will receive Bafta’s Special Award for game design next week.

Una Mc Nicholas’ weekends aren’t spent hanging out with friends or lounging on her bed scrolling idly through Instagram.

The practice of using self-hypnosis and relaxation techniques during birth is gaining wider acceptance, writes Joanna Kiernan.

Ailín Quinlan talks to two parents who are battling to raise funds to treat the multiple rare illnesses afflicting their little boy Fionn Barry

Bap had just finished recording his new album Reckless Heart when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The album will be released next month.

Co-founder of id Software and Doom developer will be speaking this weekend at BroCon in Limerick, Ireland.

Survivor of the Orlando Massacre Alejandro A. Francisco has penned an articulate and thought-provoking letter to killer Omar Mateen which has caused waves across the world.

Survivor of the Orlando Massacre Alejandro A. Francisco has penned an articulate and thought-provoking letter to killer Omar Mateen which has caused waves across the world.

The day I met PJ Mara we were both green and looking a little lost. I had been sent by a newspaper in Dublin to cover an event in the offices of the Construction Industry Federation. I stepped out of a lift to be met by Mr Mara.

A few short months ago, Kerry man Pat Doody was engaged in a desperate battle — fighting for his life against oesophageal cancer.

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Races yesterday saw lots of frills and fashion as well as thrills on the racing front.

Brenda Sexton opened her women’s shop on Saturday morning, as she has for 60 years. But that day it changed, sadly.

It is little wonder that the father of broadcaster and actress Gerry McLoughlin was a war hero. Gerry, who died early yesterday morning after a long battle with cancer, played many a heroine in her time, most of it on the stage of the Everyman Palace theatre in Cork.

There was great excitement in Midleton on the Bank Holiday weekend. The Midleton Farmers Market was joyfully celebrating its 15-year anniversary.

A legal battle launched by ex-tycoon Sean Quinn’s family against the former Anglo Irish Bank over €2.34bn loans has been delayed again – pushing it back to next year.

This week, over the water, Britain is agog. What will the nation decide? It’s too close to call: It may even be several weeks before we get a definitive answer to the question in front of us.

The country’s only homeless cafe, operated by Merchant’s Quay Ireland, has become a vital service for hundreds of clients after just three months in operation, with up to 50 people a night sleeping there. Noel Baker spent a night on its floors

Brenda Doody is a woman on a mission — the super-fit pavement pounder wants to run 12 marathons in eight months to raise funds for Cork’s Mercy Hospital.

The funerals of two of the young women killed in Tuesday's crash in Co Kildare are taking place in Carlow today.

A blockbuster movie following the many lives of a mother-and-daughter vampire duo last year contributed to the cash pile at director Neil Jordan’s firm topping €2.5m.

The stories about Louis van Gaal are many, and some of them are even true.

Two former directors of Anglo Irish Bank, the rogue lender that crippled Ireland’s economy, have been found guilty of hatching a multi-million euro loans-for-shares plot months before the bank’s collapse.

James Fox’s character, Joseph, in the film A Long Way from Home has been married to his wife Brenda, played by Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker, for half a century.

TAKING his cue from the Chinese year of the horse, comedian Jason Byrne is galloping through 2014, travelling over and back between Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Britain and Scotland.

A fundraising drive aims to support kids with heart defects writes Helen O’Callaghan.