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The ISPCC’s Leanbh service wants people in Dublin to report children who beg on the streets. The society’s service even wants those who come across young children begging to go as far as contacting their out of hours service, if not the Gardaí. The aim is to reduce homelessness in Dublin and to help minority groups, particularly during this festive time of the year. Originally established in...

Scientist can now predict a person's physical appearance by examining their genes. Researchers in the Netherlands and Sweden are aware that they cannot deliver 100% accuracy, but say their results are halfway between chance and fully accurate. This technology brings the world another step closer to “designer babies” whereby parents will have the ability to choose what type of eye or hair...

These are the suspects detectives are currently looking for in connection with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007. These images, based on descriptions given of one man, will be featured on tonight’s episode of Crimewatch on the BBC. Detectives have now narrowed down the times when Madeleine’s abduction could have taken place and statements given by two witnesses identifying this man...

The government has told the UN that it has no plans to introduce a law to ban slapping or “reasonable chastisement” of children. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child have previously called on Ireland to outlaw all forms of corporal punishment in the family. What do you think? Should slapping children be made illegal?

The Government has come under renewed pressure to introduce a ban on smacking children. An official complaint by children’s group to the Council of Europe claimed that “reasonable chastisement” is a violation of young people’s rights. They also criticise the Irish State for not attempting to outlaw the practice, despite calls from international human rights organisations, such as the UN...

The parents who posted a picture of their four-year-old girl drinking from a beer bottle on Instagram have been investigated by the police. Florida police launched an investigation after the photograph was sent to them, but didn’t have enough evidence to pursue underage drinking charges. They parents have said their daughter was only drinking water. What do you think? Should the picture have...

Hi, I am hoping to become a foster parent in the next few years and I am looking for a few answers before I do so. I am living in the countryside and I am wondering if this would affect the number of placements I would receive? Would I receive more in the city and only few in the countryside? I am hoping to foster 0-2 year olds and I am also wondering are there many children of this age group in...

Recently when watching MTV's hit series "Teen Mom", I realised something. Everybody feels so sorry for the girl's on the show because their lives are so tough, but they don't know the true hardship of being a young mother. Alot of them depend on their parents, one of their parents bought them a house, and another got a breast implant, chin implant, nose job and an apartment in Florida. Seems to me...

Seriously ... what was he thinking? The police in the UK are searching for this fool ... let's hope they find him soon.

here counting down the days for when i can do a pregnancy test to see if i'm pregnant after 2nd go of IVF so nerve wrecking