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‘This will be my first Christmas without my son at home with me – how I get through the festivities as a single mother’
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From zero to €600, young adults living at home share how much ‘rent’ they give to their parents
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‘It is a much deeper problem’: Irish families in Australia on the under-16s social media ban
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Sinéad Ryan: Parents, if you really want to keep your children safe online, then learn to say ‘no’

The Irish Independent’s View: Primary schools’ survey ignores the one question that matters: funding
Mon 15 Dec 2025 at 06:30
Over 40pc of eligible households have engaged with the Primary School Survey, with only hours left until closure
Mon 15 Dec 2025 at 06:30
Your money questions: ‘What does it mean for our home insurance if we are away for Christmas?’
Sat 13 Dec 2025 at 06:30
Bill Linnane: Why dads like me are a nightmare to buy presents for at Christmastime
Fri 12 Dec 2025 at 06:30
Mary McCarthy: I love our new landline – my kids can always reach me and we’re off the screens
Fri 12 Dec 2025 at 06:30
My six-year-old has asked Santa for a Nintendo Switch – but what if I don’t want them to have one?
Thu 11 Dec 2025 at 06:30
Catherine Prasifka: Why are there no safe areas for children to socialise online?
Thu 11 Dec 2025 at 06:30
Darragh McCullough: ‘After a decade of IVF cycles, miscarriages, hopes raised and dashed, we’re celebrating our first Christmas with baby Grace’
Thu 11 Dec 2025 at 06:30
10 great books for children with dyslexia to read and enjoy
Wed 10 Dec 2025 at 06:30
Is it cost, fear or availability – why are parents more reluctant to use babysitters these days?
Wed 10 Dec 2025 at 06:30

Family

‘This will be my first Christmas without my son at home with me – how I get through the festivities as a single mother’

From zero to €600, young adults living at home share how much ‘rent’ they give to their parents

‘It is a much deeper problem’: Irish families in Australia on the under-16s social media ban

Sinéad Ryan: Parents, if you really want to keep your children safe online, then learn to say ‘no’

The Irish Independent’s View: Primary schools’ survey ignores the one question that matters: funding

Over 40pc of eligible households have engaged with the Primary School Survey, with only hours left until closure

Your money questions: ‘What does it mean for our home insurance if we are away for Christmas?’

Bill Linnane: Why dads like me are a nightmare to buy presents for at Christmastime

Mary McCarthy: I love our new landline – my kids can always reach me and we’re off the screens

My six-year-old has asked Santa for a Nintendo Switch – but what if I don’t want them to have one?

Catherine Prasifka: Why are there no safe areas for children to socialise online?

Darragh McCullough: ‘After a decade of IVF cycles, miscarriages, hopes raised and dashed, we’re celebrating our first Christmas with baby Grace’

10 great books for children with dyslexia to read and enjoy

Is it cost, fear or availability – why are parents more reluctant to use babysitters these days?

‘I’ve been a foster mum to 27 children – my own mother inspired me to do so, her door was never closed to anyone’

‘I’m always the one doing the lion’s share’: Why Christmas is more work for some than others and how to delegate this year

Bill Linnane: After 20 years of wedded bliss and a bunch of kids, I gave my wife scratchcards to mark our anniversary

‘I didn’t sign up for this’: Irish parents on coping when their adult children are still living at home

When do parents need to talk to their children about pornography? You need to start that conversation sooner than you think

Government scrapped energy credits despite officials warning of spike in arrears as bills soared

A smartphone is off my 11-year-old’s Santa list – here’s why I’m putting my foot down

Letters: Children’s innocence is stolen by technology, and parents are allowing it

More people taking out health insurance despite recent rises

‘A woman took her top off at the Christmas party — that’s when it all slotted into place’: the women who came out as lesbian or bisexual later in life

Kathy Donaghy: Parents should choose Christmas gifts wisely because screens are robbing children of their innocence

Bill Linnane: I took my teenage son to the Shrek Experience in London and realised I’m Donkey, the annoying sidekick who tags along

Are you giving your children equal attention? You may be shocked to hear you don’t have to

The Toy Library: How to cut down on waste and costs this Christmas by gifting pre-loved toys

Becoming a mum after 45: ‘Women like me are having children a lot later in life and it is amazing’

New plan to allow customers to cancel mobile and broadband contracts penalty-free if providers hike prices

‘I could have been arrested for bigamy’ – stories from the 1995 divorce referendum

Michael Houghton: ‘I can still remember the Christmas when the entire living room was buried in presents and the credit card was maxed out’

Bill Linnane: I used to stay cosy in the car instead of supporting my son’s soccer team from the sidelines – until my plan backfired

‘Everybody vapes weed now’: How to talk to teenagers about the dangers of cannabis use

Carenting: Three Irish people who care for elderly parents on the mental, physical and financial toll – and their advice to others

‘I am the biggest injured party,’ says investor Joe Elias during heated exchanges at creditors’ meeting of controversial Meath development

‘Our homes are disintegrating, we don’t have much more time’ – pensioners left in limbo as their pyrite homes crumble

‘Don’t worry about anything, we’re going to sort everything out’ – The volunteers helping Irish expats in crisis in Australia

Bill Linnane: I am so relieved to see my eldest graduate, and not be a college dropout like me

Lorraine Courtney: It’s time for a national conversation about loosening Catholic Church grip on our schools

Elf Town has had a major makeover – I took my kids along to see if the €29.95 ticket price was worth it

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Baby loss: ‘She scanned over the heart and it was just so still. I don’t know how lightning can strike twice but it did for us’

Suzanne Crowe: Why it’s important to talk soon and often about sexual health with your teenagers

Irish researchers in breakthrough in developing nasal vaccine that limits spread of whooping cough

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Bill Linnane: I don’t believe we parents should intervene in our kids’ petty squabbles – but my wife likes to get stuck in

Switching off: Could banning all screens during the school week be the key to a calmer home life?

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