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Funding announced for two vital services in Donegal

Funding for the Special Needs Parents Network and St Brigid’s Community Centre has been announced. The funding has been received through the Parent Peer Support Fund and each successful project will receive up to a total of €2,000, which will ...

07 Mar 2024 at 17:48

National News

Double child benefit, energy credits and bonus pension pay - how to claim extra funds after Budget 2025

The Government has unveiled its multi-billion euro Budget today, with a highly anticipated cost-of-living package. The Coalition has promised further tax cuts, social welfare payment increases and spending on infrastructure. In his speech ...

01 Oct 2024 at 14:43

National News

Nappy bag warning to Irish parents amid fears babies could be put at risk

Suffocation fears have prompted the HSE to publish specific advice related to nappy bags and other plastics around babies. Children can suffocate if something covers their nose and mouth. This can happen when your baby is asleep, presses ...

16 Oct 2024 at 07:25

National News

Louth mother says budget measures will help, but are no more than was expected

A Louth mother of three has said that the budget will help amid inflated grocery and high childcare prices, adding that the measures were “no more or less than anyone expected”. Eleanor Clerkin said that the total cost of childcare for ...

10 Oct 2023 at 18:32

National News

'Discontinue use immediately' - Baby toy sold on Amazon recalled due to major choking risk

Irish parents are being urged to "immediately" discontinue use of a baby toy sold online due to a major risk of choking. According to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), a risk of asphyxiation has been ...

07 Feb 2024 at 12:30

National News

More mothers than fathers find it challenging to meet parenting standards

Significantly more mothers (61%) than fathers (42%) find it challenging to meet societal standards of good parenting, a report on parenting has found. The Mammies and Daddies report, launched on Wednesday by Coyne Research, ...

20 Mar 2024 at 11:00

National News

Irish parents divided: Should children get no homework when the weather is fine?

A debate has been sparked online on whether or not school children should have to do homework when the weather is fine. Following the hottest weekend of the year, with temperatures reaching mid-20s and a blanket of ...

14 May 2024 at 12:04

National News

Positive Parenting: Let’s play pretend!

Have you ever watched your little one pick-up a block, put it to their ear and babble into it? Your child is using this block as a phone, this is pretend or imaginative play! One of the many ways young children ...

16 Jan 2022 at 13:19

National News

Positive Parenting: Up Snakes and Down Ladders!

It might surprise you to know that playing board games provide numerous benefits for our children. Board games make learning fun because children don’t even realise they are learning. Younger children can ...

19 Feb 2022 at 14:54

Arts & Entertainment

Online safety: How to ensure your child is protected on social media

More than 1.6 million social media accounts owned by children are falsely registered with an adult age, according to new stats from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Through these accounts – on ...

30 Nov 2022 at 11:25

National News

REVEALED: Two double child benefit payments before Christmas on the cards for Budget

Two double child benefit payments before the end of the year look set to be announced in the Budget following Government talks. Parents look set to pocket the payments before Christmas, with one paid ...

30 Sept 2024 at 08:45

Features

Positive Parenting: Pressing the pause button

Do you ever find yourself on the way to collect the children from school or driving home from work with the endless tick, tick, tick of your endless to do list churning through your mind - what you ...

02 Feb 2022 at 12:25

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