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Category: Features
Activity camps for the summer
Mags GarganMags Gargan looks at the options for keeping children entertained during the school holidays
Feeling comfortable in your own skin
Wendy GraceWe need to stop obsessing about having the right body type and accept ourselves for who we are, writes Wendy Grace
Unlocking your child’s genius
Courtney McGrailAll children have greater capacity and inner genius than either we or they realise, writes Andrew Fuller
Homeless centre is hitting the high notes
Mags Gargan visits a rehearsal of the Brother Kevin Singers at the Capuchin Day Centre
Active lifestyles – helpful or harmful?
Mags Gargan attends a public lecture where medical and health experts discuss both the benefits and risks associated with regular exercise
An oasis of calm in a busy city
Mags Gargan visits a counselling service in Dublin’s North inner city for its 20th anniversary celebration An oasis is defined as fertile ground in a desert or something that provides refuge, relief and is preserved from surrounding unpleasantness. There is no better description for the Oasis Centre in Seville Place in Dublin’s North inner city.…
A small school with a big heart
Mags Gargan visits a rural Tipperary school for a special celebration to mark its students’ commitment to social justice The modern, bright and newly renovated Presentation Secondary School in Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary can be found tucked away on the outskirts of the village. With just over 200 students, the co-educational school is a small community…
Entering your middle years
While it is still a topic many women are uncomfortable discussing, menopause is a normal part of life’s journey, writes Paula Mee and Kate O’Brien Paula Mee and Kate O’Brien Growing old is inevitable – it’s how we deal with it that matters. For many women in our youth-obsessed western world, a few lines and…
Beating the baby blues
Post-natal depression can affect any mum, writes Alison Canavan, so don’t be hard on yourself or afraid to ask for help Alison Canavan There is no denying that having a baby is a very special time in a woman’s life. You want everything to be perfect and we all want to be great parents. We…