Arlene Harris hears how the GentleBirth method is helping expectant mums and dads have easier, more relaxed birthing experiences.

WHEN I was asked this week to write about the highs and lows of 2011 my immediate reaction was to focus on the new whip rules brought in by the BHA across the water.

A 14-year-old boy has died at Cork University hospital from injuries he sustained in an attack in Co Tipperary on Sunday night.