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Although many young girls associate Irish dancing with getting dolled up, it looks like this is to become a thing of the past. From the March 1st, 2014, girls under the age of 10 will not be able to wear make-up during an Irish dance competition. This ban is being brought by the Irish Dancing Commission, who has also decided not to allow false lashes for this age group. This could be good news for...

According to John Lawlor, chief executive of Scouting Ireland, schools can learn a few things from the scouts. Lawlor believes that schools are stuck in a Victorian time, where a good class is a quiet class, and claims that scouting offers a model for Irish education in the 21 st century . In the scouts, kids learn to work in teams, solve problems and support each other and t he professional world...

A recent study found that music lessons in childhood can help with your child’s hearing later in life. Playing an instrument can also help keep the brain active in adulthood, and even though we usually associate deafness in the ears, the brain is important to ensure we hear clearly. If the brain processes sound more slowly, it can be more difficult, to say, hear clearly while chatting on the...

As Mum-in-Residence for MummyPages, I was really excited when IKEA asked me to check out their new “Bring the Family Together” range of ideas. With family life sometimes feeling like it’s running on a timetable of eating, sleeping, drop-offs and pick-ups, that we have no time to just simply ‘be’. Be a family, have fun, get creative, make a mess...and not worry about the clean-up, or...

A number of Irish primary schools have been reaping the rewards of meditation time for students. Children are using it in the school yard during moments of conflict and other pupils say it has helped them ward off nervousness during exams. Teachers have noted the improvement in children’s concentration and say it has worked as an anger-management strategy. One principal even said meditation...

Children who play violent computer games on a regular basis are more likely to be aggressive, researchers have found. The findings were revealed at a conference held by the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in Dublin yesterday. The study of more than 1,000 teenagers found a strong link between young people who regularly played violent games and increased...

Hi all, I'm sorry but having awful trouble have bought 5 boxes of cereal and every time I enter the code for the discount when booking cul camps it says its invalid. I cannot ring the Kellogg's number as it won't allow it from my mobile. I'm just wondering does anyone have a spare code that they could give me please? Would hugely appreciate it