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Deirdre Heenan: Banning social media for children is not the answer
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (963+ words) Deirdre is a columnist for The Irish News specialising in health and social care and politics. A Professor of Social Policy at Ulster University, she co-founded the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey. ACROSS the length and breadth of this…...
‘When the school was closed, we lost hope’ - Students in Ethiopia share their recovery after a civil war
3+ week, 5+ day ago (792+ words) Three years after the end of a civil war in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, nearly half of the children are still not back at school. The regional bureau of education estimate this equates to 1.2 million children getting no formal education....
Illustrator revives Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales for a new generation
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (629+ words) Illustrating Oscar Wilde's classic stories for children was a dream project for me. All the better that it should be the first new edition published in the city of Wilde's birth, in the year my partner and I welcomed our…...
Let Gaza’s mothers receive the aid waiting at their door - The Irish News view
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (318+ words) The spectacle of two fully equipped mobile maternity units - funded by ordinary people across Ireland through coffee mornings, music nights and sponsored walks - lying idle in a Cairo warehouse is as heartbreaking as it is infuriating. Designed to offer safe,…...
Irish funded mobile maternity units stuck in warehouse as Gaza women give birth in ‘horrendous conditions’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (647+ words) Mobile maternity units paid for with Irish charity contributions are stuck in a warehouse while women in Gaza give birth in the rubble of war. The two vehicles cost "75,000 each and were kitted out by a specialist company to include…...
BBC Children In Need total reaches £45.5 million after live appeal show
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (644+ words) BBC Children In Need has raised "45,507,536 following its annual appeal show. This is "6.3 million more than last year, when the 2024 show ended with an on-the-night total of "39,210,850. The three-hour-long programme, which aired on Friday night, included performances from Ella Eyre,…...
What’s your baby thinking? An expert explains…
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1046+ words) Babies can be a real mystery to their parents. But just because these little people can't talk doesn't mean they can't communicate. The lack of verbal communication in new babies means they have to show their parents what they're thinking…...
Ricky Warwick: ‘The Ulster Hall is where it all started for me’ - The Almighty frontman on extra-special Belfast headline show
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1177+ words) The Ulster Hall will always hold "elite" status among Irish rock fans for its unrivalled musical pedigree. There"s the famous Rory Gallagher connection, commemorated with a statue of the Co Donegal-born guitar hero outside the Grade-A listed building on…...
The grim reality of school life for Palestinian children in the West Bank
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (846+ words) ACCORDING to the Department of Education account on X this week, Paul Givan toured a school in Jerusalem to "learn more about Israel's innovative approaches to gifted education and inclusive learning. The visit in itself, funded by and in support…...
Harry warns of social media impact on children’s mental health
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (491+ words) The Duke of Sussex has railed against social media companies, claiming they "farm our children's mindset and market it for themselves. Harry said there were some "evil wicked people at the heart of this in a podcast interview with US…...