This country is starting to stink. A&E closures in places like Roscommon; the shortage of special needs assistants in schools this September; news reports of an old woman on a trolley in a hospital corridor, mortified because the only person to see…

Back to School means one thing – the dreaded head lice ! No matter how hard you try there’s no getting away from the likelihood of your child picking up headlice along the way. Here are some facts to take the fear out of head lice : Headlice are small, wingless insects who cannot fly [...]

This year’s Annual Conference of the Association of Lactation Consultants in Ireland takes place on Friday September 16th 2011 in The Strand Hotel, Limerick. The theme is “Breastfeeding – Affordable In A Recession” and the keynote speaker is Diana West IBCLC, co-author of The Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding (8th Ed), co-author of The Breastfeeding Mother’s Guide [...]

Approaching roundabouts look well ahead. The sign will enable you to select the most suitable lane on which to approach the roundabout. Get into the correct lane in good time. Don’t straddle lanes. Never change lanes at last moment. Procedure: Ad…