Two in the bed and the little one said move over… A recent survey found that one out of every seven couples in Britain said that if space were not an issue they would prefer to sleep in separate beds. It may seem strange to some to want to sleep in a bed without their […]

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What to watch this weekend. If you’re looking for a family friendly movie to watch over the weekend and don’t know where to start. Below are some of the best family films airing on TV over the weekend and there’s something for all ages. Saturday May 21st: RTE 1 18:35 Despicable Me An evil […]

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Get booking! With the summer holidays just around the corner and it looking likely that inter county travel will be back soon, we’re all looking forward to a holiday. Booking a family staycation can be stressful sometimes, especially when you’re looking for a hotel that is also self catering, but it doesn’t have to be. […]

4 years ago

We’re so excited! Last October Westlife delighted fans by announcing that they will be going on a world tour in 2022. Westlife’s Irish shows in Dublin and Cork are fast approaching but until today ticketholders had no idea who the support acts would be, but now we do and now we’re double excited! Today Westlife […]

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Many feel that more protection is needed. Today, ParentsTogether released a new campaign that will target parents as the group seeks to rally support for social media companies to implement much-needed reforms to their products in order to protect children online. Additionally a letter signed by more than 4,500 parents will be sent to tech […]

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Yes you read the headline correctly. I’ve read some crazy things in parenting forums over the years especially when it comes to in laws. This absolutely takes the cake though and I think it’s safe to say that I’m with the expectant mum on this one. A woman recently posted in the Mumsnet forum asking […]

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They have received new information. Gardaí at Ballymun continue to investigate the murder of Lisa Thompson, whose body was discovered on the afternoon of Tuesday, 10th May 2022 at her home in Sandyhill Gardens, Ballymun, Dublin 11. Today Gardaí say they have made a break in the case after receiving new information. Today, Wednesday 18th […]

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Do you think this is harsh? One new mum got upset that her mother-in-law held her newborn baby before she even got a chance to. The mum explained that she had had an emergency c-section and was being stitched up when her mother-in-law decided to pick the baby up. The mother from the UK said […]

4 years ago

There’s nothing better than having a break away with the family but sometimes it can be expensive. Between flights, accommodation and sightseeing you can find your wallet feeling pretty slim far too quickly. There are ways to help save on costs when it comes to family holidays and it’s a lot more simple than you […]

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Can you guess what they are? It’s always surprising what baby names are trending in Ireland every year and 2022 is no exception. Sometimes it’s traditional Irish names like Sean and Aoife or non Irish traditional names like Jack and Sophie. Other times it’s modern and unusual names like Maddox, Naveah and Willow. Either way […]

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Do you think this is weird? This husband thinks his wife is weird for doing something that most of us do on a regular basis. In fact, I do it everyday on my lunch break. So what is it that she did that shocked him? She ate alone. I know, what is she like? The […]

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A study has found that second-born children tend to be more rebellious than the oldest child. I don’t know if this is true for all families but it’s definitely true with my crew. As a mother of two, I can verify that my second-born is much more of a handful than my eldest. I’m already […]

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Bad news for Leaving Cert students. While awaiting your Leaving Cert results is always a little nerve wrecking, this year may be an even more anxious time for students. According to Higher Education representatives there may be a delay in those that sat the Leaving Cert actually receiving their results. Higher Education representatives have apparently […]

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This mum wanted to know if people thought what this man did was sexist. The Mumsnet user took to the forum to see what other people’s opinions were on the matter and they were some huge divides. Some commentators thought he was absolutely sexist while others felt that he was just being polite. The woman […]

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The toddler stage. It’s a time of cuteness and cuddles but there’s plenty of tantrums and tears too. Travelling with a toddler can be magical and it makes for great memories. Note, it’s also very stressful and you may want to pull your hair out at times. Whether you are experiencing the terrible twos or […]

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One to watch. The Shelter: Animal SOS returns to RTÉ One for a brand-new series, that offers a behind the scenes look at the work of the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA), Ireland’s oldest and largest animal welfare organisation. The six-part series, filmed at the 32-acre DSPCA facility in the Dublin […]

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If you’re going Stateside this year you have to visit Salem! Back in 2019 I wrote an article about how Salem was on my bucket list of places to travel with my family and that I planned to visit Salem in 2020. Of course that didn’t happen as the pandemic hit only a couple of […]

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This mother feels like her teenage son is blackmailing her for money. The mum posted on Netmums about her frustrations with her 15-year-old son, who constantly has his hand out and won’t take no for an answer. The teenager has even threatened not to come home if his mum refuses to give him funds and […]

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These are classics. There’s nothing like a good family movie night, but as our kids get older they’re less interested in watching Frozen and Toy Story. Entering into their formative years they want to watch something a little bit more relatable and in fairness so did we as teenagers. There’s so many great coming of […]

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Pregnancy loss is a strange sort of grief. When I became pregnant in 2016 I was over the moon, but given that it was my second pregnancy I wasn’t in an immediate rush to tell anyone. I wanted it to be something that just my husband and I knew until I was into my second […]

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Looking for something to watch this weekend? What are Saturday and Sunday mornings without cartoons, am I right? If your kids are looking for something new to watch this weekend, here are three new additions to Netflix that they are sure to love. Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles (Now on Netflix) The Samurai Rabbit series […]

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It’s that time of year again. The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is a nationwide Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection scheme that provides a once-off payment to eligible families towards the cost of school clothing and footwear. Families with automatic entitlement to the Back to School Allowance should have written confirmation […]

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Achoo! The last few weeks of pregnancy can be a difficult time. Between morning sickness and suddenly finding that you need to run to the loo every five minutes, it can be exhausting. This mum, unfortunately, found herself with an extra problem and it’s something a lot of mums can relate to. The mum-to-be took […]

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“She gave us the greatest gift of all and now it was our turn to help her.” When the Russian invasion of Ukraine first began many Irish people offered their homes to Ukrainian refugees, among them Former Miss World Rosanna Davison. Davison revealed back in March that she was in contact with the surrogate of […]

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This is pretty appalling. Over 86 per cent of women have experienced a hurtful comment from a close friend or family member regarding their fertility or family status, according to a recent survey carried out by Sims IVF and Rotunda IVF. Sims IVF and Rotunda IVF recently conducted research to raise awareness about the effects […]

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They say their children have been left traumatised. Parents in Nevada have been left outraged after their young children were shown an anti abortion video containing an abortion reenactment. The students, aged between 11 and 12, were left extremely shaken as a result. The students at Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts in Henderson, […]

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Most new mums hate the idea of being away from their baby. One mother has caused controversy by stating in an online forum that she’s planning on being away from her three-month-old baby for an entire month. The new mum told users of the site that she had planned to travel before getting pregnant and […]

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Some names just never go out of style. While unusual baby names were a big trend in 2010s, classic names seem to be making a big comeback in the 2020s. More parents are opting for traditional names, particularly those inspired by old Hollywood, so if you’re still looking for the perfect baby name why not […]

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Many questions have been raised. New legal analysis issued today has cast doubt over the ownership and governance structures of the proposed new National Maternity Hospital. In a preliminary review of the documents released by Stephen Donnell, Senior Counsel Stephen Dodd said the inclusion of language relating to ‘permitted use’ and specifically that ‘all clinically […]

4 years ago

Absolutely shocking. A mother in Texas has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for allowing a grown man to marry her under age daughter. The teenager was only 13-years-old when she was married to the 47-year-old man. The police were alerted when the young girl told her doctor that she was sexually active with […]

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Good to know. Even the mild Irish summer can be a challenge during pregnancy and no one knows that better than myself. Even on overcast days, the humidity can be unbearable when you’re expecting. My daughter is a September baby which meant my third trimester was all during the hottest part of the summer. I […]

4 years ago

Tragic news. Gardaí continue to appeal for witnesses following a road traffic collision on Sunday 1st May 2022, at Meenformal, Glen, Carraig Airt, Co. Donegal. The collision, which involved a single car occurred at approximately 9:15pm. The female aged 17 years who were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with serious injuries and then transferred to […]

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Well deserved. This weekend, McDonald’s Carrickmines were presented with the Ronald McDonald House Charities Ireland Golden Santa Hat for selling over 10,000 hats in the month of December and raising over €19,000 for the charity, the most for any McDonald’s Ireland restaurant for the RMHC Santa Hat Campaign 2021. This is the second time that […]

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What do you think? With the news of Brian Dowling and husband Arthur Gourounlian expecting their first child together this year, there has been a lot of talk about what name they will choose. According to bookmakers Ladbrokes, there has been a growing interest in bets on a potential name for the couple’s future son […]

4 years ago

Great news for teens and students. The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and the National Transport Authority (NTA) have launched the 50 per cent public transport fare reduction for young people. Even better, the new half-price fares take effect from today! The new low fares apply to all subsidised public transport journeys on Dublin Bus, […]

4 years ago

Greece is a country that has been inspiring baby names for thousands of years. With some of the world’s oldest and most well-known history, especially when it comes to their myths and legends, how could we not dedicate a feature to Greek baby names? Now I may be a little bias in thinking that Greek […]

4 years ago

This week is National Weaning Week. Parents can find themselves overwhelmed by a wealth of information and well-meaning advice when it comes to introducing their little one to their first foods. When to start, what to feed, how to feed, there can be so many questions. This National Weaning Week, Parenting Expert, Laura Erskine shares […]

4 years ago

Do you know someone who should apply? The Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital has today announced that it is recruiting for 29 new midwives as it marks International Day of the Midwife 2022, a worldwide celebration of midwives and their dedicated work. The vacant posts include Staff Midwives, Community Midwives, Clinical Midwifery Specialists, Clinical […]

4 years ago

This is an odd one! As parents, we come up against a lot of problems but I don’t think this mum was expecting to come up against this particular problem… The concerned mother took to the parenting forum What To Expect to seek advice on this unusual issue. Posting to the website she wrote; “Heyyy. […]

4 years ago

Every colour in the rainbow! The world is bursting with colour so it only makes sense for it to be a source of inspiration when it comes to baby names. My daughter shares her name with the colour ‘Alice blue’ while my own name, Melissa, is also the name of a shade of yellow. Children […]

4 years ago

Is it a sacrifice that you would make? We all want to do our part for the planet but some couples have decided to make the ultimate sacrifice and give up their chance to be parents. As I am a parent it is obviously not a sacrifice that I made, but it did lead me […]

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Did you experience this during pregnancy? One Irish mum-to-be took to the internet to help solve the mystery of her uncontrollable itching. While the mum herself seemed fairly nonchalant about it all, other mums commenting on her post were very concerned that it could be a sign of something quite serious. The mum-to-be posted to […]

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I think we’ve all fallen into these traps in the past. I have two children that I love to death, but parenting is not always easy. My three-year-old is in the height of her defiant phase and will not do a single thing she’s told to without a temper tantrum. and it’s exhausting. I’ve read […]

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“I have put my life on hold to help take care of the kids.” What would you do in this situation? One exhausted grandmother recently took to parenting forum Mama Uncut to seek advice on what to do about her babysitting situation. According to the grandmother, as well as working a job she is also […]

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Ah, new parenthood. That brief window in time when you think you know everything only for your baby to turn into a toddler showing you that really you know nothing. I think most of us had notions about how our kids would be without taking into consideration that they have free will and will probably […]

4 years ago

When it comes to the struggles that come with parenting it always good to have a shoulder to lean on. A recent survey found that when it comes to discussing parenting troubles with friends it’s still very much a mum to mum affair. When asked if they would talk to their friends about their parenting […]

4 years ago

I bought my eldest child a ball pit when they were two. At the time it seemed like a good way to keep him contained and entertained. In reality though it was just a huge mess magnet. Every day I seem to find myself tripping up over one of the balls no matter what room […]

4 years ago

There’s nothing as frightening as your child choking. When you’re the parent of a baby this can be particularly scary as they can’t communicate to you if they’re in trouble or run to you like an older child. When my daughter was younger I wrote about having to help my baby when she started to […]

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This looks delish. With the days getting brighter and the evenings growing longer, it’s beginning to look a lot like summer! If you’re looking for the perfect light recipe for lunch this weekend then you really can’t go wrong with this delicious Salmon Zucchini. Salmon Zucchini Ingredients 2 x 240g packs Boneless Salmon Fillets 1 […]

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