A welcome move for many. The Government has today approved a pay agreement which will provide pay increases for childcare workers and early learning educators. A new minimum hourly rate of €13-an-hour for early years educators will now apply, and €17.25-an-hour for graduate managers. The move will see wages increase for an estimated 73% of […]
Because one a day just isn’t enough! I love Wordle. It took me a while to come around to it — not because I was one of those grumps who gave out about the results colouring up my Twitter feed, I hasten to add. I just couldn’t stay awake until midnight (hi, toddler) and by […]
“A momentary lapse of judgement.” A woman who identified the boys convicted of murdering Ana Kriégel on social media has received a fully suspended sentence. RTÉ reports that Louise Heaney said she had “a momentary lapse of judgement”, after she posted a photograph featuring the two boys on social media, but removed it shortly after. […]
Here’s the full list of restrictions lifted today in Ireland. As of today in Ireland, Communions and Confirmations can resume, religious ceremonies can take place, with 50% of venue capacity, regardless of attendee’s immunity status, and live music and dancing is now allowed at weddings. Organised events can go ahead, at 60% capacity indoors and […]
The couple want to raise awareness of the symptoms, so other parents can spot the signs. Ashley Cain appeared on ITV’s Lorraine this week for an emotional interview about his late baby daughter, Azaylia. The former Ex-on-the-Beach star and his partner Safiyya Vorajee spoke tearfully about the legacy their eight-month-old left behind, after she sadly […]
The alleged incidents took place in Dublin in 2019. An unnamed 16-year-old boy appeared before Dublin Children’s Court yesterday, charged with rape and sexual assault that allegedly took place in Dublin two years ago when he was 14-years-old. The Irish Times reports that the incident allegedly occurred on a date in August 2019, at two […]
“BMI does not define a person. It doesn’t weigh my heart or the love that I could give a child.” Body Mass Index is calculated by taking your weight in kilos, and dividing it by the square of your height in metres. The result puts you into one of four categories: Underweight (less than 18.5), […]
“‘I truly believe this conservatorship is abusive.” Since Britney Spears’ breakdown 13 years ago, she has been living under a legal conservatorship controlled her father, Jamie Spears. Britney had been hospitalised after a mental health episode and placed in rehab, when her father petitioned the court for a temporary conservatorship, in 2008. At the time, […]
“I’ve never heard of anybody having to deal with their baby’s face looking like this after a C-section.” A baby delivered via emergency cesarean section was left badly cut in Denver, Colorado last week. Reazjhana Williams planned to have her baby naturally, but complications meant she was soon being assisted to theatre for a C-section. […]
Awful. A mother was shocked to discover that her son’s fast food order was actually a towel, deep fried in batter. We’re a little shocked ourselves, to be honest. The Filipino family ordered some tasty chicken as a treat, but didn’t exactly get what they asked for. Taking to Facebook, Alique Perez said: “Ordered chicken […]
“It is not about telling people not to smoke.” Public health officials in Oxfordshire in the UK are determined to make the county cigarette smoke-free by 2025. Having taken the initial steps to ban outdoor smoking in outdoor spaces in February last year, the plan is now in full swing as lockdown lifts. Smoking outside […]
The Love Island star’s appointments were repeatedly deferred because of the pandemic. Demi Jones recently opened up about her frightening cancer diagnosis, after finding a worrying lump as far back as January 2019, when she was just 20 years old. Demi mentioned the discovery to her mum, who thankfully insisted she had it checked out. […]