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Parenting: If we can auto-enrol pensions, why can’t we enforce child maintenance?

Ireland can automatically deduct for the future with its new MyFutureFund pension scheme — but still leaves parents to fight for the support their...

26.03.2026 20

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Margaret Lynch

Rainy mornings: It's gridlock at the school gates, so god help us all

10.02.2026 20

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Blessing the food: Should we learn to slow down and enjoy our meals?

28.01.2026 20

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Parenting: I swore I'd never embarrass my kids, but sometimes it's hard to hold back

24.12.2025 30

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Opinion: Teens shouldn't be hydrated and well-rested. It's not the natural order of things

07.12.2025 20

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As a 90s teen, I was influenced to buy Vaseline. Now, our toddlers are told they need skincare regimens

15.11.2025 20

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Opinion: Halloween now doesn't hold a candle to how we did it in the 90s

31.10.2025 10

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Parenting: If your child drops an F-bomb, don't overreact - they're just expressing themselves

03.09.2025 30

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Relationships and the art of compromise: One person wants their way, but the other says 'no'

16.08.2025 10

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Parenting: Summer is supposed to be the best season - until it arrives and fills you with guilt

20.07.2025 40

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Parenting and chores: Dishwasher, bins overflowing? Call the staff to complain

05.07.2025 20

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Parenting: Affordable childcare? For lone-parent families? You're having a laugh...

22.06.2025 20

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Parenting: Using the Facebook 'like' button is lazy, but I can't discuss your life in person

24.05.2025 10

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Parenting: Your child doing Junior or Leaving Cert? Sending thoughts and prayers...

Margaret Lynch says they’re all on tenterhooks round at her house, ahead of the Junior Cert.

11.05.2025 10

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Parenting: Bed rotting — is it any wonder people want to 'take to the bed'?

24.04.2025 20

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Parenting: The pearl clutching over hot school lunches is a bit much — at least they're eating

08.04.2025 20

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Parenting: Buckle up, this is going to get itchy... we're talking threadworms

23.03.2025 10

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Parenting: When I became a mother, I didn't know it would turn me into a total softie

09.03.2025 20

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Parenting teens: 'I don’t 'let' her date, just like you don’t ‘let’ a newborn wake up 16 times'

23.02.2025 10

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Parenting and sleepovers: 'I know too much about what happens to let my kids go on them'

08.02.2025 20

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Margaret Lynch