Really? Katherine Heigl has a baby boy. That baby boy’s name is Joshua and he’s one-year-old. The other day, Katherine shared a video of Joshua having the time of his life in his baby bouncer while a dog roams around beside him. Joshua is all smiles and playing with the dog and it’s a generally […]

9 years ago

C-sections are not the easy way out. Everybody here knows this, it doesn’t need explaining. However, there are still people out there who believe that having caesarean sections are a piece of cake, less painful than a natural birth, and basically “the easy way out.” In reality, they are of course not. Having a C-section […]

9 years ago

We won’t say no, like. The clocks going forward has affected us all in the absolute worst ways possible. We’re tired because we lost an hour of sleep, we’re cranky because we should have snuggled up in bed for longer today, and we’re more hungover than we should be because we didn’t get extra time […]

9 years ago

1,635 children in Ireland have waited more than a year for a psychology appointment. New figures given to Fianna Fáil Mental Health Spokesperson James Browne show that many children spent all of last year waiting for a primary care psychology appointment. The figures also showed that there were 6,181 children waiting for a mental health based appointment […]

9 years ago

Kathryn Thomas has given birth to her first child, a baby girl. Ellie McLoughlin was born on Friday, March 23 at 10.02am and according to Kathryn, she is “the most perfect thing I’ve ever seen.” The Operation Transformation presenter took to Instagram to announce the news today. Sharing a photo of Ellie’s feet, she wrote: […]

9 years ago

What a lovely thing to do. A Wicklow bridal shop is offering free bridesmaids dresses to brides-to-be following the sudden closure of Dublin bridal boutique, Wedding World. Arklow’s B Couture has said that they will give over 100 bridesmaids dresses free-of-charge to those who had been left stuck after the Fairview store closed down. B […]

9 years ago

Has Christ risen yet, or? Easter is just around the corner, and with it comes the promise of chocolate, chocolate, some cute bunnies, and more chocolate. Oh, and Christ rising from the dead to make everybody really happy again after being crucified – you know, all the important stuff. The Holy Day is a mere […]

9 years ago

Sure, all you can say is congrats. Somebody in Cork won big in last night’s Lotto scooping up a sizeable €5,685,384 after matching all six numbers in the draw. The winner is yet to be revealed but the National Lottery said last night that the winning ticket was bought in Cork meaning that one lucky […]

9 years ago

An Irish company is offering female employees the chance to freeze their eggs. Tech company, HubSpot, is offering women the new perk as part of their salary package. The Sunday Times reports that the Dublin based company is thought to be the first in Ireland to give this option to female employees. The perk already […]

9 years ago

Wouldn’t be our first choice, but sure look. Getting engaged is, generally, a happy time. You’re delighted, you’re excited, you’re safe in the knowledge that the person you’re going out with is into you enough to want to spend the rest of their life with you. An ideal scenario, to be honest. There are plenty […]

9 years ago

Your spuds will never be the same. It takes a special kind of person to not be all that into a mashed potato. After all, they’ve got everything you could possibly need from a decent carbohydrate – they’re creamy, they’re easily consumable, they’re totally lacking in any form of presentation so absolutely anyone in the […]

9 years ago

Children at Galway’s Leisureland received the nicest surprise from a stranger today. An unknown sound person left €120 behind the desk at the venue to pay for the first 22 children who arrived through the doors. With the money was a note that read: “I have enclosed the money that will cover this. Can you […]

9 years ago

A male teacher allegedly told a student to “hold in” her period after she asked to go to the bathroom during class. The 15-year-old girl was aware of a rule stating that bathroom breaks were not permitted in class, but she was worried her pad would leak. The girl’s mother said that when her daughter […]

9 years ago

Stacey Solomon can do no wrong. Over the past year or so, the mum-of-two has spoken candidly about her weight, her approach to sex, and her worries about having another child with a different man. The singer and presenter is nothing but honest, and it’s fairly refreshing to see coming from a celebrity who tends […]

9 years ago

Amazing. Can you imagine needing to take a really important exam but you need to bring your incredibly young infant with you? You’d be sitting in the exam hall trying to give your best performance all the while worrying that your child was hungry or uncomfortable or a distraction for the room. No? Us neither. […]

9 years ago

Stunning. Hitting up Ikea is a lot of fun. You get to grab a little pencil and paper, go for a wander around the enormous showroom, and buy flat packs to your heart’s content. However, for many of us, Ikea is also a stressful endeavour. You could travel a long way, buy a load of […]

9 years ago

If you’ve just had a baby, chances are you gave that baby a name. If you had a boy, you might have given that baby a boy’s name, and if you had a girl, you might have given that baby a girl’s name. Similarly, if you had a boy or a girl, you might have […]

9 years ago

We’re listening… Giving birth is an incredible experience, but it can also be an extremely painful one. For some mothers, the trauma of birth is so intense that it leaves them wondering whether they could ever do it again. One mum who had such an experience was Amandine Mangin. The 29-year-old had had such a […]

9 years ago

A fundraiser has been set up for a Cork teenager who was paralysed during Storm Emma. Jack O’Driscoll was walking with his father in Cork city on March 1 taking pictures of the snow when he slipped on the ice and landed on his neck. The 19-year-old fractured his C5 vertebrae during the fall and […]

9 years ago

Bless… Sort of. If you’re a child and you like toys, there are a number of things you can do to acquire said toys. You can get a parttime job and raise the money to afford them yourself. You can pester your friends and relatives until they let you play with theirs. Or you can […]

9 years ago

Stunning. With a mere month to go before her due date, Kate Middleton has been nonstop with the royal engagements. Today, the Duchess was attending a symposium at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. The mum-to-be was meeting leading academics and charities championing early intervention into the lives of children, but it wouldn’t be a […]

9 years ago

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9 years ago

Alexandra Burke broke down in tears after performing a song dedicated to her late mum on Loose Women.  The singer was performing the song that she had written just before her mum, Melissa Bell, passed away last summer. Alexandra said that she doesn’t want her mum’s spirit to “go away.” She told the Loose Women […]

9 years ago

Really, like? Having a husband must be nice. You’ve got someone to come home to at night, someone to deal with your questionable cooking, someone to cook you non-questionable things. Yeah, seems pretty ideal. When it comes to husband acquiring though, there’s one thing that you generally don’t expect to have to deal with during […]

9 years ago

Police are investigating a note found on a dollar bill claiming to be from a girl who went missing 18 years ago. 11-year-old Mikelle Biggs was last seen cycling her bike in Meza, Arizona in 1999. She disappeared close to her home and her bike was later discovered nearby with the wheels still spinning. ABC15 […]

9 years ago

Such a good initiative. The worst thing about being a NICU parent, it not being able to spend time with your baby. As well as all of the worry and anxiety about your baby’s health and well-being, NICU parents can also feel as if they’re missing out on the first few days, weeks, or even […]

9 years ago

Do you think it’s inappropriate? There are plenty of books that would be inappropriate to read to a child. Some of these include 50 Shades of Gray, the DaVinci Code, and that one Lemony Snicket book towards the end of the series purely because it’s narratively weak and no one should bother no matter how […]

9 years ago

We’re listening. If there’s one thing that we can’t be dealing with, it’s psoriasis and eczema. Not only are the skin conditions uncomfortable and painful, but they’re also a genuine hindrance to everyday life, making it difficult to sleep, relax, and even bathe. Adult psoriasis is categorised by dry skin that sometimes bleeds, itchy sores, […]

9 years ago

A mum has received unjustified hate online after sharing a photo of her stomach after having four children. Doreen Ching has severe stretch marks on her stomach due to the fact that she carried four babies inside of her. The 23-year-old said it took her a long time to accept that her body had changed […]

9 years ago

It’s been decades since Pat Phelan came into our lives. Relationships have ended, lives have begun, and children have grown old in the time that the Weatherfield lad has terrorised an entire community. In reality, it’s only been a few months, but it feels like a lifetime – not since my last relationship has something become […]

9 years ago

Harsh, lads. It’s not even that bad. Everyone has their own idea of what ‘messy’ entails. For some people, it’s a mild pile of clothes on the ground. For others, it’s a crumb of toast on the floor. And for a fair few, you could literally have your entire home in a giant pile on […]

9 years ago

Looking for something a bit different? Planning a wedding is hard, especially if you want to be creative. You have all these ideas in your head of what you want your wedding to be like, and then at the end of the day you just have so much to do you give up and let […]

9 years ago

Coronation Street producer Kate Oates has had to defend the show’s male rape storyline. The upcoming plot depicts David Platt (Jack P Shephard) being assaulted by Josh Tucker (Ryan Clayton) after he spikes his drink. While the soap has been praised for tackling real-life issues like sexual assault, drug addiction, and domestic violence, some viewers have […]

9 years ago

Salivating right now, wbu? It’s almost Easter and you know what that means!! – chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. Honestly, there’s one food that’ll come to your mind when you think about Easter and it’s chocolate, nothing else even comes close. The hot cross bun is there, kind of, but it’s in the background, simply […]

9 years ago

A mum has said that she blamed herself for her baby girl’s passing after she opted to give birth at home. Aimee Green lost her baby Luna last year after an umbilical cord rupture that occurred during the birth. Green said that at the time she thought the loss was her fault because she didn’t […]

9 years ago

A woman has been jailed for shooting and killing her boyfriend in a botched YouTube “stunt” video. Monalisa Perez shot Ricardo Ruiz through an Encyclopedia using a .50 calibre handgun last year while she was pregnant. The couple were trying to create a viral video where a bullet was stopped by a book, however the […]

9 years ago

Sam Faiers has been giving a fair bit of insight into her pregnancy experience as of late. Her reality show, The Mummy Diaries, has seen her talk all things bumps, cravings, and birthing plans. And last night, Faiers finally got the home birth she’d been talking about for months – and it was absolutely beautiful. […]

9 years ago

Stunning. If you’ve been watching Corrie the past while, you’ll know all about how the show has become a bloodbath, that violence permeates every single frame, and that Pat Phelan has absolutely lost the run of himself. It’s all a bit of a joke but we still watch it and you all still read about […]

9 years ago

There’s honest mixups… and then there’s this. Ordering online sometimes has its issues. You can’t be exactly sure when something will arrive, you may end up paying a lot of postage, and you can never be certain that what you’re getting is what you ordered. That last one is particularly important for what happened to […]

9 years ago

The family of the dog who died in an overhead bin during a flight have said he was “like a brother” to them. The dog, named Kokita, was travelling on a United Airlines flight when a flight attendant told his family that he would have to be stored in the overhead bin rather than the […]

9 years ago

A mum has been told that seeing a baby left alone in a car every morning is not her business. The baby in question is about nine months old and is allegedly being left alone in a car outside a nursery for as long as 10 minutes. The mum who sees this baby most mornings took […]

9 years ago

If you haven’t heard of the ‘family cloth,’ you’re in for a wild ride. Or not, depending on how grossed out you may become from the prospect of a machine washable cloth that multiple people can use to wipe themselves down after using the bathroom. Essentially, the family cloth is reusable toilet paper and it’s […]

9 years ago

Meeting a new sibling is a big moment for any child. There’s emotion, happiness, and maybe even a little bit of jealousy. If the child in question is a bit younger, they may not understand exactly why a new baby has arrived to take all of their parents’ attention, and it might also become difficult for […]

9 years ago

Plz. Who among us hasn’t dreamt of bringing their dog to the cinema? If you didn’t, you’ve clearly never had a dog, never enjoyed going to their cinema, or simply haven’t got a sensitive or delightful bone in your body. However if you, like most people, think regularly about bringing your dog to see a […]

9 years ago

Congrats! Former RTE presenter Emma O’Driscoll is expecting her first child. The mum-to-be broke the news via a retweet on Twitter yesterday from NK Management that said: “We are absolutely delighted for the beautiful @EmmaODriscollC who is expecting a baby in August! #excitingtimesahead.” Exciting times, indeed. We are absolutely delighted for the beautiful @EmmaODriscollC who […]

9 years ago

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9 years ago

A dad has shared a warning after a piercing gun got stuck on a baby’s ear, causing her “damage.” Zack Watson received a message from a client of his saying that the gun had gotten stuck in the family members’ baby’s ear while it was being pierced. The message also said: “This has never happened […]

9 years ago

A question that has plagued us for years. Not since the days of Richard Hillman, have we been so collectively confused by the Platt family’s actions. Why couldn’t they simply see he was a murderer? How come they didn’t believe Audrey? Could Gail truly have been so desperate for love that she was willing to […]

9 years ago

Bless. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have a fairly cute family. There’s the two of them, obviously, and their two-year-old son, Silas, born in 2015. Justin and Jessica first got together in 2007 and got engaged in 2011. They got married in Italy in 2012 and welcomed Silas a few years later. Justin recently said […]

9 years ago

Unreal. There are plenty of things to look forward to when you’re in your 40s. Your 30s are over, for one. You’ll hopefully be fairly settled in your career. You may even have a mortgage and everything – exciting. There is one other thing that’s pretty good about turning 40 too – as a woman, […]

9 years ago