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David O'Mahony: I want my son to know time is on his side
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (816+ words) As one of the youngest in his entire year, much as I was when I went to school back in the Stone Age, Twin 2 is still very much hovering on the cusp of actual childhood and whatever passes for teenage…...
West Cork's wealth of wonderful places to eat and drink
15+ hour, 44+ min ago (1801+ words) Dinner and a show: The crowd enjoys the performance of My Fellow Sponges, from Galway, playing at Scannell's Bar during Clonakilty International Guitar Festival. Picture: Larry Cummins The craic in a pub garden is always mighty. Chuck in a free…...
Gareth O'Callaghan: There's no such thing as a perfect father " and Father's Day is complicated
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1387+ words) Gareth O'Callaghan and his father Joe. Even though it's been eight years since he sat in his favourite chair at the head of the kitchen table, I still find myself asking him questions. Happy Father's Day. I mentioned here last…...
Joe Mc Namee: Practical cooking is not taught in schools and it's a shame
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (447+ words) All About Home Economics by Deirdre Madden First published in 1983 by Madden " a Dublin-based home economics teacher who died early in 1999 " it was republished in 2011 by her daughters as a cancer fundraiser and memorial. This seminal school text got a…...
Letters to the Editor: Parents must show good example to children on tech and social media
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (860+ words) I write this as someone who has been teaching IT skills to adults and teenagers for the past 25 years and who has worked in other areas of the IT industry over that period. Mick Moran is wrong when he says…...
HSE pledges "8m to help move young adults with disabilities out of nursing homes
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (524+ words) Ombudsman Ger Deering had called for increased transition and other support funding for the 1, 242 people with disabilities living in nursing homes " mostly due to lack of suitable alternatives " in May 2024. File picture: i Stock Extra funding has been secured to…...
Working Life: Research shows that babies benefit when parents talk, sing, and read to them
1+ week, 1+ day ago (268+ words) Ciara O'Byrne, neonatal clinical specialist speech and language therapist, The Coombe Hospital "My role is less about speech in the traditional sense and more about helping parents and staff recognise and respond to a baby's communication cues. Babies communicate from…...
Why dads matter every day of the year - not just Father's Day
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1268+ words) James de Burca was a full-time restaurant chef, but since becoming a father to Ella, he has taken a more flexible approach to work, running his own food business and offering food-training courses around his daughter's schedule. Picture: Dylan Vaughan…...
Women want choice of midwife-led care, as promised in the maternity strategy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (656+ words) I gave birth to my three children over 30 years ago, one emergency caesarean and two vaginal births. I didn't understand how much these experiences impacted me at the time; what I did know was that maternity care could be better....
Colin Sheridan: The Phoenix magazine made powerful people uncomfortable
1+ week, 3+ day ago (655+ words) Founder of Phoenix magazine John Mulcahy, left, and editor Paddy Prenderville at its 20th anniversary in May 2003 Picture: Rolling News. ie There was a drollery about The Phoenix that drifted through corridors of power, media and public life for decades. Folks…...