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Finance Minister John O'Dowd who has set out plans to introduce a Jade’s Law to protect children.

Minister O'Dowd sets out plans to introduce a Jade’s Law

Journalist and author Alexandra Lange, a speaker at Wednesday’s seminar, won the Pulitzer Prize for a series on how urban design and architecture affect children and families.

Branar theatre keep children centre stage at 25th anniversary event

Winter Wonderland comes to Barretstown this Christmas

Barretstown to hold Winter Wonderland festive fun in Kildare

Sarah Hannah Walsh's book celebrates the bond between fathers and daughters.

Sarah Hannah fulfills a dream with magical children's picture book

Part of the new Citroen fleet, pictured at Barretstown

Citroën expands Barretstown partnership in Kildare with extra fleet

Progress on Kildare playground project revealed

Progress on Kildare playground project revealed

Behavioural patterns in children: the fawning response

Parents and guardians are urged to take extra care this Halloween when purchasing children’s face paints

Parents warned over certain face paints that may contain lead

Anne Printer received the Best Junior Children’s Book Award for Higgle the Holly Tree

Mayo author wins national award for children’s book

Sandra O'Malley as Mother Courage in Blue Raincoat's production.

'Dream role' for Sandra as Brecht's Mother Courage comes to Black Box

Naas Courthouse

Kildare court is told that woman was 'beaten black and blue'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham lays a wreath with Aberfan disaster survivor Jeff Edwards (left) and Welsh Secretary Stephen Kinnock during a visit to the Aberfan Cemetery

Burnham pays tribute to Aberfan victims ahead of 60th anniversary

Castlebar Primary School students at the launch of Roola Boola Children's Arts Festival at the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar.

Mayo goes Roola Boola as children’s arts festival returns

Two young children playing with branches outside (Alamy/PA)

8 ways to encourage outdoor play when the weather turns

A child using a smartphone

Third of primary school children have no time restrictions online, charity says

Dr Niall Muldoon, Ombdudsman for Children at the Irish Aftercare Network conference

Kildare charity making national impact for young people leaving care

Chairman and wife to run Dublin Marathon for Mayo children’s hospice
Paul and Aidín Foxe are taking on the 42km challenge to raise funds for the Sunflower Children’s Hospice, with €9 million already raised towards the project
Marie Sobral

Children’s Halloween event coming to Leitir Corn Mill

Liam O'Connor and Dáire Murphy at Malin Head

Malin Head to Mizen Head: Cyclists raise €47,000 for sick children

Council grants permission for pre-school to retain changes

Donegal to support Sunflower Children’s Hospice

“Too important,” TD calls for action over closure of Mayo preschool

Belgian company Tout petit Belgium will perform Not Falling.

Children go centre stage in Galway as Baboró Festival kicks off

The project saw the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade award two separate contracts: one to develop and design the publication and one to print and distribute

€150,000 spent on children's book about Ireland's EU Presidency

Rebecca Wilcox

Childline was Esther Rantzen’s favourite child, daughter says

Middle-aged man consoling wife who is struggling with empty nest syndrome

5 signs of empty nest syndrome and when it’s time to get help

Children race in a playground

Children ‘routinely exploited’ as number caught with stolen goods increases

Naas Courthouse

Husband wants a blood test to prove kids are his, Kildare court told
His partner told the court he is the father of the children
Court Reporter

Bryan Hyland (left), Cathal Hughes ,Deputy Managing Director of Portwest (centre) and Tom Bourke (right).

Portwest back Mayo rowers taking on Atlantic challenge for Daisy Lodge

Mending A broken Family and relationship repair and estranged members of families counseling as parenting issues and Mother and father problems with l

5 tips for healthy, happy co-parenting

Leading experts urge ministers to ‘stand firm on tobacco and vape regulations’

People standing outside a job centre

Children in long-term workless households highest for more than a decade

Russia Ukraine War

Russian drone hits Kyiv school as Moscow presses aerial campaign against Ukraine

Mayo TD calls for major childcare package in Budget 2027

U2 during a performance in front of students from their old school in Dublin

U2 go back to school where they formed for special performance

Ciara Regan, Patricia Ferguson, Patricia Kelly

300 runners take part in Barretstown's Kildare half marathon

Just 10 child victims were formally identified in 2024 and 18 in 2025

Irish children being 'groomed, coerced or exploited' under-identified

A young child playing with toys on the ground

Scotland has highest child death rate in UK, doctors find

Children playing

Child trafficking significantly under-identified in Ireland – IHREC warns

A person's hands holding a wrapper with Ketamine in it

Children as young as 13 referred to specialist clinic for ‘ketamine bladder’

A student using an Artificial Intelligence app on a laptop to help him study

How can my child make the most of AI?

Rory and Jodie Best

Rory Best’s Miles to Mayo team set for final push towards Cong

Steps are being made to educate pupils on how to use Artificial Intelligence

Donegal pupils to tackle online misinformation and disinformation

Palestinian civil defence crews carry a body from the rubble of a collapsed building

Children among at least 21 killed as damaged building collapses in Gaza City

Scout leaders Anita Gleeson and Bill Shanahan at last year's sleep out fundraiser

Tipperary scouts sleep out for charity

FOXFORD Café hosts Ireland's Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice

Cian O'Carroll, Ciara Quirke, Sean and Michelle Carroll at Cannonball 2026

PICTURES: Fundraising drive for children's charity at supercar event

'Girls won u-turn on right to wear trousers through relentless efforts' - Maeve O'Neill

'Girls won u-turn on trousers through relentless efforts'

Parenting Limerick to host online webinar on navigating school anxiety

Former health secretary Alan Milburn

UK needs ‘tough love’ approach to young people on benefits – Alan Milburn

A total of 48 children were identified as cases during the outbreak

MRSA outbreak in Irish children linked to bouncy castle play

Ballina Pumpkin Patch returns for a magical Halloween weekend

The late Kevin O'Reilly. Photo: RIP.ie

RIP: Tributes paid to Tipperary man who 'had a great sense of humour'

Photographed at the launch of The Best Irish Books of 2026 are Ladan, 7, Casey, 11, Yannaty, 8, and Koby, 8, pupils from Scoil Treasa Naofa in Dublin 8, along with Senior Librarian at Kevin Street Library, Neasa McHale. Also photographed are featured artists from Best Irish Books of 2026: Zainab Boladale, author of 'Looking for Aurora' (The O'Brien Press); Peter Donnelly, author and illustrator of 'I am not a Dog'(Gill Books); Johnathan Sung, author and illustrator of 'Moon Moon Can't Sleep' (Bad Book Press); Jen Wallace, author of 'Project Dinosaur' (Little Island Books); and Máire Zepf, author of 'Dearg' (Futa Futa)

Kildare authors and illustrators feature among best titles of 2026

A new free guide launched by Children’s Books Ireland showcases the best and brightest of Irish publications for young readers in 2026

Louth authors feature among best Irish titles of 2026

Castlebar teacher Kevin Moran

Mayo author features among best Irish books of 2026

Online Safety Code

Regulator wants to ban sites that do not meet child safety standards

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