Interviews

Meet Ranae Von Medding, a 36-year-old marketing professional who lives in Dublin with her wife, Audrey, and their three children, Ava, Aria, and 14-week-old baby Ali Ranae is also the CEO of Equality for Children, a non-profit organisation dedicated to fighting for the rights of children in LGBTQ+ families in Ireland. Ranae is intimately familiar […]

“Just like all his little friends in school, they get nothing. There are no services” In a country where access to essential services for children with disabilities can feel like a maze, the story of Amy Gallagher and her little boy, Henry, is shining a much needed light on the challenges faced by countless families […]

Louise Martin is many things; a nurse, a wife, my mammy and an adopted child Though for many years the latter part wasn’t Louise’s main concern, her parents had always been honest about how they had become a family and celebrated it. “I was always told I was adopted, there was no issue behind it. […]

Should we move the Christmas tree into the bedroom…? I’m sure that most us will remember the overwhelming excitement you felt as a kid on Christmas Eve as you eagerly waited for Santa to come and visit. Although the prospect of Santa’s arrival becomes a little less exciting as we grow up, festive sleeplessness continues […]

“It doesn’t get more raw than what you see in the series” Born Too Soon has become one of the most important shows on TV in recent years. The heartbreaking, but eye-opening Virgin Media TV series gives viewers an insight into the NICU at Cork University Maternity Hospital. The show has opened our eyes to […]

*Warning* This article mentions baby loss and some readers may find it triggering. “Economics robbed our baby girl of everything and it has left us with a heartbreak like no other” Donna Madden and her partner Thomas went through every person’s worst nightmare when her baby girl Poppy passed away in December 2020. Donna bravely […]