“The parents’ committee can smell fresh blood” Every year, we say we’ll be more prepared for the kids going back to school, but it never happens. The summer weeks just seem to disappear and suddenly there’s an almighty panic to cobble together everything on the booklist, a new uniform after your child has grown ten […]

5 years ago

A kid-free post-holiday holiday makes for a very happy family While we are about to wrap up our second summer of staycationing, and absolutely loving it, a trip abroad finally seems within reach. Summer 2022, I’m looking at you right now. I cannot wait to get back on a plane. You might not be able […]

5 years ago

A woman who was arrested in relation to the case remains in police custody The father of a Belfast baby boy who was stabbed to death on Tuesday night has returned home to care for his daughter in hospital. The father had been working in England when he received the news that his children were […]

5 years ago

Safe to say we’ve been well entertained by these unconventional cuties. Now listen, we’d never say any baby is born ugly. All babies are tiny angels that represent the miracle of life, and are adorable in their own lil’ way. Howeverrr, it’s fair to say that sometimes they don’t exactly meet our expectations of what […]

5 years ago

Here’s what you should be getting into you if you plan on seeing double According to a recent study, more twins are now being born than ever before. While there’s no manual on how to have twins, there are a number of things that increase your chances such as family history, age and fertility treatments. Lifestyle […]

5 years ago

One dad has expressed his fury after a school librarian cut his daughter’s hair. It is believed Jurnee Hoffmeyer returned home from school with one half of her hair shorter than the other. Her father Jimmy was furious, but his little girl explained that a classmate stole a pair of scissors from class and cut […]

5 years ago

The arrests come two years after anti-government protests rocked Hong Kong. Nine people, including six secondary school students, have been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with a suspected terrorist plot. Hong Kong police claim to have discovered an attempt by those arrested to make and plant explosives across the city. The group consisted of […]

5 years ago

“I thought days like this were long in the past.” A family from Co. Waterford needed a police escort to escape from a car park when they were subjected to a presumed sectarian attack in Omagh, Co. Tyrone on Saturday. The couple and their young son had been visiting relatives who live in the town to […]

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Her family is said not to have known of the pregnancy. An 11-year-old girl gave birth earlier this month, making her the youngest ever mother on record in the UK. The child was just 10 when she became pregnant, with her family said to have been completely unaware of the pregnancy. Both she and her […]

5 years ago

Imagine the chaos. Love Island’s Shaughna Phillips has warned future contestants about the villa’s toilet situation – there’s only two of them. The influencer, who appeared on last January’s series, detailed the range of things she wished she had known before going on the ITV2 show, notably the fact that there’s two toilets for a […]

5 years ago

Meghan is going back to her roots. We all know the situation by now, Meghan and Harry stepped down as senior royals last year and away from the bigger duties they used to do. But since stepping back from royal duties, they kept their titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex… until now that is. […]

5 years ago

The clip shows her with a high grade fever. With The New York Times report showing new details of Britney Spears’ conservatorship and the singer addressing the courts yesterday, a new video shows just how bad it got. One fan has shared a clip from back in 2018 when Britney was performing at a concert, […]

5 years ago

Not to be tried at home without medical consultation. If there were ever two words to make your blood turn cold upon hearing them in the same sentence together, it would be ‘baby’ and ‘bleach’. But it turns out many parents are giving their babies ‘bleach baths’ in order to treat eczema. In a post […]

5 years ago

Works “every time,” apparently. Ever spent hours cleaning the house only to walk into a room that looked like a bomb hit it, courtesy of your little angels? Whether you’ve one or several kids at home, their ability to pull out seemingly every item in their possession and leave them lying around should actually be […]

5 years ago

When I heard my child had fallen behind, I thought my homeschooling was to blame. Education-wise, the focus throughout the pandemic has always been on exam students. I said countless times during the past year how grateful I was that my child was ‘only’ in First Class so she wouldn’t really feel the effects of […]

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The twins come just a year after the birth of their big sister. Usain Bolt has revealed the name of his two newborn twin sons, Saint Leo and Thunder Bolt. The eight-time Olympic champion and partner Kasi Bennett recently became a family of five and welcomed the new babies with Instagram posts. Thunder’s name is similar […]

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From nouns to Roman numerals, this is quite the list. It’s no secret that celebrity baby names tend to be something you wouldn’t exactly expect to see on the roll call of an Irish classroom. But even the strangest names have stories behind them. Here are ten stories behind how these celebrities landed on the […]

5 years ago

It’s now a family of four. Fair City actor George McMahon has welcomed his second child with wife Rachel. The actor, best known for playing Mondo in the RTE soap, revealed Rachel had given birth to a baby boy on Wednesday. He also shared the new arrival’s adorable name, Kody Bloom McMahon, along with a […]

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“As a stay-at-home mum, the idea of cleaning up and cooking in a different house is my idea of a nightmare.” Staying in a fancy hotel, for me, is the ultimate treat. It’s my go-to daydream when I’m washing the dishes or trying to get through that never-ending mountain of laundry. I conjure up images […]

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The change was made in a section that references race and ethnicity-based disparities in maternity care. US President Joe Biden’s Administration has replaced the word ‘mother’ with the term ‘birthing person’ in a recent proposal for its 2022 Health and Human Services budget. The budget includes a section which references maternal healthcare, with particular emphasis on […]

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Footage of the mother’s reaction has sparked outrage online A mother’s seemingly blasé reaction to being reunited with her child, who had wandered off, has gone viral. The footage, first uploaded to TikTok, was recorded at a beach in the UK last month but has since taken off. The video shows 32-year-old Michael Currid holding […]

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She posted the tweet following Sunday’s announcement of the birth. Columnist Julie Burchill says she has been fired from the Telegraph following a racist tweet about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s newborn daughter. The broadcaster took to her Facebook page to announce the news of her firing, claiming the Telegraph folded under pressure of “cry […]

5 years ago

The first-time mam was met with criticism while posting holiday snaps Emily Ratajkowski is currently facing backlash over a series of photos she posted of herself holding her baby son. The model and actress took to Instagram to share photos from her holiday in celebration of turning 30. In the snaps, she’s wearing a bikini […]

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The incident occurred yesterday morning. A post-mortem will be carried out this morning on the body of a three-month-old girl who died following a dog attack in Co. Waterford yesterday. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning at a house in Clashmore, west Waterford. The dog, who was owned by the family […]

5 years ago

If you know, you know. Laura Whitmore is receiving praise for highlighting the realities of breastfeeding on Instagram. The presenter posted a stunning photo of herself all glammed up for filming, with the next slide showing her dress inside-out. Nursing pads were stuck to the chest area. “Going backless, precautions taken,” she wrote, having leak-proofed […]

5 years ago

From planting placentas to… well, doing nothing No matter the culture, religion or family, pregnancy and birthing traditions are often a weird and wonderful way to welcome a child into the world. Some people wet the baby’s head. Some have a party. Others cause wildfires. This got us thinking on an international scale about what […]

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We’re tired of these injustices… and also just tired There’s a big gap between men and women when it comes to a lot of things, isn’t there? Pay? Orgasms? Tampon tax? You name it, women generally wind up with the shorter straw. Turns out there’s another gap you can add to that list: the sleep […]

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The incident occurred in 2018. A man who murdered his partner in front of their six-year-old daughter has received a life sentence. Edmundas Dauksa, a 51-year-old fishmonger, murdered former partner Ingrida Maciokaite, 31, in her Dundalk, Co Louth home on September 18, 2018. RTÉ News reports that Dauksa and Maciokaite had two children together after […]

5 years ago

The struggle is real, but it doesn’t have to be By far the least adorable part of parenting, nappy changes are a necessary evil. But there are ways you can make it easier on yourself, and your baby’s cute little bum. Once baby arrives, they become one of the most time-consuming daily activities: the average tot […]

5 years ago

It can be a tricky time The days of washing your child’s hair over the edge of the bath are over now that they’ve hit puberty, but sometimes tweens and teens can be quite lax about personal hygiene (to say the least). While this is normal as your child transitions into the next stage of […]

5 years ago

Could we BE anymore… yeah, you get it. The Friends reunion is officially available for viewing, even here in Ireland! Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, Joey and Ross are back to New York after almost two decades away, to relive some memories, tell some stories, and chat about the most popular sitcom of all time. The […]

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They’re NO fun.

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Because if we drink any more coffee, we might just drown in it. In an ideal world, we would all be getting at least eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night. But that’s not always the reality. If you’ve had a sleepless night and you need your body to wake the hell up, or you’re trying to teach […]

5 years ago

Whether you’re expecting or looking to gift to someone who is Not gonna lie, prepping for a new arrival is overwhelming. When there’s so much to do and buy through pregnancy brain, it’s easy for things to fall through the cracks. We’re not talking Moses baskets or buggies – you know you have them – we’re talking […]

5 years ago

In a bid to call their baby something unique, some parents are forgoing actual names for… words? Yep, plenty of people these days are bypassing the baby name books for dictionaries to get inspiration on what to name their bundle of joy. While the American Social Security Administration-provided lists show pretty strange choices – there are apparently […]

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Makes sense we guess.

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Seriously, where DOES the time go? Are the missing hours in the same place as all the missing socks? Drop offs, pick ups, slow cooking, meals from scratch, cleaning, peeling toddlers off your face, picking up toys… *DRAWS BREATH* Sometimes it feels like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. And that’s if you don’t […]

5 years ago

Brought to you by askpaul Some simple steps you can take to better manage your finances. Re-claiming control over your finances is no easy task, and if managing your money is a source of stress for you, you’re definitely not alone. But there are some sure ways of making your pay cheque stretch that bit […]

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Brought to you by Hedrin.  We don’t need nits in our life right now. The kids are at home and the last thing you need is some creepy crawly extra friends joining them on their head. Honestly, home schooling is stressful enough, who needs nits during this time? Absolutely nobody. Have no fear because we […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by One Nutrition January is finally over! If your family are anything like ours, then you’re counting down the days till we can say goodbye to Winter and hello Spring! It’s fair to say that this past month has been a January like no other, and although many of us will be […]

6 years ago

Bite-sized, animated videos ideal for anyone revising for the Junior Cert. As students and teachers continue to grapple with the challenges presented by remote learning, Sligo-based teacher, Leona Moran has launched a video revision tool that will enable Junior Cert students to revise for exams when and where they want. Designed to help students expand […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by GNC Ireland.  Who doesn’t love 50% off? If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that there’s a lot out there in the world that we can’t control. As parents, what we do know is that being there for our children is more important than ever and that means supporting them through […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by the HSE National Immunisation Office.  It’s more important than ever to protect your family this flu season. The worst thing we can comprehend as parents is to see our little ones in pain right? Well, there’s a simple way that you can protect your children, and the entire community, this flu […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by the HSE National Immunisation Office It’s that time of year when sniffly noses and sore throats start appearing. We all know the importance of checking out symptoms in this day and age. With that in mind, we wanted to hammer home how crucial (and simple) it is to get your children […]

6 years ago

Christmas is often jokingly referred to as engagement season but there’s now official research to back this up. Data from Facebook, which involved information gathering from over 2.5 million users of the social media site, (lets ignore that part) has found that the day of the year most people get engaged is….Christmas Eve. Horray, the 24th! […]

6 years ago

It’s December 1st so the official countdown is on for Christmas. However you might not be feeling too festive just yet. That’s where we come in. Or should we say, that’s where these Christmas Tree Cupcakes come in. Make these and we guarantee you and your little ones will be humming I Wish It Could […]

6 years ago

So tragic. Three members of the same family have passed away from Covid in the past two week. A healthcare workers from west Belfast passed away on Wednesday, November 11, after contracting coronavirus. Prior to this, his mother and father died on October 29 and November 1 respectively after being diagnosed with the virus. The […]

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Brought to you by Flahavan’s Grab the kids, and the porridge, we’re going glamping! With Autumn very much upon us and the mornings getting darker, this is the perfect time to kick-start some healthy breakfast habits for the whole family and head into the winter months feeling rejuvenated and full of beans (or oats as […]

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This is the FABULOUS that we all need right now. We’d pretty much come to terms with not having a summer holiday this year. But with the Government’s roadmap allowing hotels to reopen, with appropriate distancing measures in place, from July 20 there’s still a chance to get in a summer getaway. And, lawd above, […]

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