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Childcare costs soar for Irish families, says survey
Childcare costs have shot up for many families, according to a new survey by the Irish Independent. However, figures from the Central Statistics Office from 2009 show ....
New improved family centre for Cork
The Society of St Vincent de Paul Family Resource Centre, Carrigtwohill, Cork has been reconstructed during the last year and is ready to offer new and better services ....
Harry Potter books release children's imaginations - Abbot
A prominent Irish Benedictine author and abbot has described JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series as one of the greatest influences on children all over the world. Fr ....
Bishop Jones says cohabitation is "unstable environment" for children
The Bishop of Elphin, Dr Christopher Jones has said that people who live together rather than get married are bringing children into an unstable environment. The ....
Bishop welcomes new road safety measures
“People have an obligation to exercise a duty of care to other road users by improving their driver behaviour and, at a public policy level, this improved behaviour ....
Parents go hungry to pay for school
There has been little reduction in the cost of Ireland’s so called ‘free education’ according to Barnardos, which released a survey showing that parents skimp on food ....
PLC welcomes Donegal abortion motion
The Pro Life Campaign in Ireland has welcomed Donegal County Council’s decision to back a motion opposing any move to introduce any form of legislation on ....
Church in Scotland says gay marriage is "social experiment"
The Catholic Church in Scotland has described same-sex marriage as, “a dangerous social experiment on a massive scale.”  It was responding to the announcement ....
Archbishop Martin calls for Magdelene laundries inquiry
The Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has called for fresh inquiries into care in the Magdalene laundries, mother and baby homes, and other institutions, to ....
Scotland and England plan gay marriage legislation
David Cameron announced last Tuesday (July 24) that he is determined to legislate for same-sex marriage by 2015, and he has attacked the mainstream churches’ position ....
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