Second-born children are wilder than their siblings An extensive study, led by MIT economist, Joseph Doyle, looked into the behaviour of second-born children and the impact their birth order has on them. The research determined that the second child is between 25-40% more likely to face disciplinary issues when compared with their older siblings, particularly […]
1 year ago
By Jack Peat She was determined to hang on to her 1A seat A woman has divided opinion on social media after she refused to give up one of the best seats on an aircraft so a child could sit with their family. Sabra Zaraa shared a short clip of herself on TikTok saying she […]
2 years ago
A child has been airlifted to hospital following a fall in Co. Tipperary. The incident took place on Main St, Carrick-on-Suir, on Monday afternoon and the child has since been airlifted to a hospital in Dublin. It is believed that the young girl fell from a height and Gardaí have confirmed she was taken to […]
2 years ago
The news was confirmed this afternoon. A child has died in Ireland from invasive Group A Strep (iGAS), the Chief Medical Officer has said. CMO Breda Smyth was speaking to Virgin Media News on Wednesday (7 December) when she confirmed the news. “Unfortunately, I can confirm that there has been one invasive Group A strep-associated […]
3 years ago
Stella-Lilly McCorkindale is the ninth child to die from the infection in the UK A devastated dad says he took his daughter to A&E three times before she tragically died of Strep A. Robert McCorkindale, from Belfast, told the Mirror his “amazing” daughter started feeling unwell on the weekend of November 26th with a cold […]
3 years ago
The first time I had to apply for my son’s passport I was clueless. Up until the mid-noughties, children could be added to their parent’s passports to travel but now they need their own passports to fly. I put myself under no end of unnecessary stress applying for my child’s passport when things could have […]
3 years ago