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Amanda Cassidy

Amanda Cassidy

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I am mum to three little scamps aged 6, 4 and 2 and when I am not sharing my stories, I love to travel. Other hobbies include counting to 10, fantasising about sleep and microwaving my cold coffee.

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Mum issues warning over Crocs after son sustained life-changing injuries
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Mum issues warning over Crocs after son sustained life-changing injuries

They are one of the most popular shoes for children- especially in summer – but this mum wants parents to know some of the dangers when it comes to buying them. Helen Wood shared a post on her Facebook page warning about the shoes after her little boy sustained “life-changing” injuries when his foot got […]

Irish rugby star and his wife to welcome first baby (next month!)
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Irish rugby star and his wife to welcome first baby (next month!)

He is one of the country’s most celebrated rugby stars and now Peter Stringer is about to embark on his biggest challenge yet – fatherhood. The Munster and Ireland player now lives in the UK with his wife of two years, Debbie O’Leary where he plays for English team, Sale Sharks. His wife shared a […]

A young Cork dad needs your help as he battles cancer
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A young Cork dad needs your help as he battles cancer

Valerie Chute and her husband, Richard welcomed a baby boy just a few months ago – a new sibling to their two-year-old twin sons. Three boys under two is a serious challenge for any parents- but then the unthinkable happened to this Cork family. Richard, a naval officer, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia Immediately […]

Science proves you DO actually look like your name
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Science proves you DO actually look like your name

I was within a hare’s breath of being named after a certain Saint that loved making crosses out of weeds. At the last minute, my parents decided to go for a kinder moniker that meant I didn’t grow up with the name of a middle-aged nurse from rural Monaghan. (no offence intended) Now, according to […]

A 3-year-old was found abandoned at a playground in Cork city
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A 3-year-old was found abandoned at a playground in Cork city

Gardaí said it was the third time this toddler had been found wandering on her own. That’s what they told a couple who found the little girl near a playground at 5pm last weekend. Speaking to the Neil Prendeville show on Cork’s Red FM , a man called Terry describes the moment he found the […]