Growing Up in Ireland

A report by Growing Up in Ireland found that one in ten Irish teenagers have tried vaping The study surveyed more than 6,000 teenagers, and found that nearly 10% of them have tried vaping. This is compared to only 3% that have smoked a cigarette. The study found that children from single parent households were […]

2 years ago

I’m about to get controversial. Unlike most Irish people my age, I never engaged in the annual tradition of watching The Late Late Toy Show. To be honest, I didn’t think it was that unusual until other people started looking at me like I had three heads when I would say it. Almost every adult […]

5 years ago

Children’s television in the 70s and 80s was an odd experience.

8 years ago

Growing up in Ireland meant that all our references for the American dream were off d’telly. This meant that we spent a lot of time being fierce jealous of those lucky teens who got to drive convertibles to school, wear cheerleading uniforms and hang out at pep rallies. Better than the bus, a maroon wooly […]

9 years ago

New Irish research has shown that the body mass index (BMI) of a child’s mother may influence teachers’ perceptions of the academic ability of that child. Research carried out by a team from NUI Galway and Queens University Belfast has found evidence that parental obesity influences teachers’ perceptions of a child’s academic ability. The study showed […]

10 years ago

Finally, the Irish Government is set to bring in legislation that will allow fathers to take two weeks of paid paternal leave. Minister for Justice, Frances Fitxgerald, will later on today bring a memo to Cabinet with the support of the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, confirming the commitments that were made in the […]

11 years ago