Glenageary garden with lots of space to growLarge back gardens are a luxury seldom available in a new houseThu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
State financial assistance has improvedThings have changed very much for the better since the days, not so long ago, when people lost their social welfare benefits …Tue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
Dublin 1 - £100,000-plus7 Simmons Place, a cul-de-sac in Dublin's north inner city, is near the junction where Portland Row turns into the North Circular…Thu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Stoneybatte/£135,000Refurbished two-bed terraced houses in Stoneybatter have become highly popular in recent years, and 21 Mount Temple Road, a two…Thu Sept 23 1999 - 01:00
Harold's Cross £120,000-plusA terraced one-bedroom cottage at 86 Harold's Cross Cottages is for sale by private treaty through GunneThu Sept 16 1999 - 01:00
Lascivious lutesAt the heart of this strange and vividly imagined tale set in the chilly landscape of 17th century Denmark lies an old-fashioned…Sat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
48 luxury homes for new Citywest golf courseA scheme of £1 milllion-plus houses is planned for west Dublin by businessman Jim Mansfield, who has applied for permission to…Thu Aug 12 1999 - 01:00
Could you pass the teenager test?Scene 1: It's the end-of-year school concert at your child's convent schoolSat Jul 24 1999 - 01:00
Sandycove orchard may be the apple of a developer's eyeHouse builders will be interested in a half-acre property in Sandycove, Co Dublin, that will be auctioned by Lisney on June 23rd…Thu Jun 03 1999 - 01:00
Refurbished four-bed has wonderful sea viewsNumber 2 Ardenza Park is an imaginatively refurbished four-bed semi-detached house hidden away down a lane-way off Seapoint Avenue…Thu Apr 15 1999 - 01:00
£360,000 for home by riverApartments in upmarket developments have held their value in a market where it appears that prices of some others are beginning…Thu Feb 11 1999 - 00:00
Hints of rural seclusion in a little corner of CabinteelyTrethorpe is a roomy four/five-bedroom bungalow on Brennanstown Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18, with a large dormer room that has…Thu Feb 04 1999 - 00:00
Now's the time to think about housing your student childrenAs Leaving Cert students agonise over college application forms before the CAO's February 1st deadline, many parents will already…Thu Jan 21 1999 - 00:00
Complaining about a teacherFollowing our article about how to talk to teachers (E&L November 10th), the INTO contacted E&L to point out that a procedure…Tue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
£525,000 expected for period five-bed in bedsitsNumber 55 Grosvenor Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, a large, terraced, Victorian house currently divided into eight units, is likely…Thu Aug 13 1998 - 01:00
Back to school`Would I Say `yes' if he wanted to do another four-year course? Absolutely not, no way," says Sheila.Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Small and beautifulAn elegant single storey over garden level period house at 7 Sydney Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, is likely to attract a lot …Thu Aug 21 1997 - 01:00
The most testing timeONE MOTHER makes sure to stock up on little treats her exam children like - favourite foods, maybe a magazineTue May 27 1997 - 01:00
Family DuelsIT'S BREAKFAST time, and you're trying to focus on dishing up cereal, making school lunches, finding clean under wear and missing…Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00
Is the white dress sacred?DECKED out in Communion finery, they scramble around adventure playgrounds, or spin a ball down a bowling alleyTue May 06 1997 - 01:00
But will the baby sitYOU'VE HAD a dreadful babysitting session. The children were so difficult that you nearly walked out.Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Why class can be sexyI CAN UNDERSTAND the hysterical campaign which seems to have taken off on radio phone ins recently against RSE - Relationships…Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
When are children old enough to start babysitting?AS A 14 year old boy or girl too young to babysit? The answer, of course is, as the health board concerned has pointed out, it…Sat Mar 29 1997 - 00:00
Trash FashA MOTHER and her nine year old daughter face the shelves in a children's shoe shop - the mother eyes the sensible but stylish…Tue Mar 11 1997 - 00:00
Panorama of guiltPARENTS WHO WORK full time outside the home - mothers, of course, in particular - reacted to the recent Panorama programme with…Tue Feb 25 1997 - 00:00
Perils of educating BrigitteLET'S BE HONEST: parents thinking of hosting foreign students for the summer are thinking first and foremost about moneyTue Feb 11 1997 - 00:00
Your teacher should knowDO TEACHERS want to know, or need to know, what's going on in your child's life? In these days of "parent power" and closer links…Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
CLEARING THE NESTYOU'VE survived the agonies of indecision over the CAO/CAS formTue Jan 28 1997 - 00:00
Reluctant granniesGROUP of suburban forty and fiftysomething mothers chat about their children - who's doing what in college, what they think about…Tue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
PARENTS on the runTHOUSANDS of Irish parents are on the run - the school run, the sports run, the ballet run, the drama run, the swimming run, …Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
The AfterthoughtTHE MAIN DIFFERENCE Sean sees between Finn, his youngest child, and his four older brothers, is Finn's attitudeTue Nov 26 1996 - 00:00
Toys R MessNOT every parent is as indulgent as I am, and not every family has the hoarding gene which dictates that nothing will be thrown…Tue Nov 19 1996 - 00:00
Leaving home is an awful placeEVERYONE KNOWS it will be tough. But somehow, you hadn't expected everything to heat up quite so fastTue Nov 12 1996 - 00:00
Fed up with the lotSCENE 1: It's half past five, and Deborah is winding up another busy working dayTue Nov 05 1996 - 00:00
SHOCK HORRORIF this Hallowe'en is like most others, there'll be a rush on the video shops for horror moviesTue Oct 29 1996 - 00:00
It's his party - and I'll cry if I want toTHERE was the year somebody kicked the football into the birthday cake, the time one little guest burbled "Are you her granny…Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
Bringing them to bookPARENTS, as children know, are never happy. Take reading. First, we worry if they don't readTue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
Heartbreak TVTHERE was a time when parents and teachers were edgy about school dramas on televisionTue Oct 08 1996 - 01:00
Some mother's son"I'M preparing them to be boys, to be responsible in the ways they'll deal with women, even to the point of understanding about…Tue Oct 01 1996 - 01:00
Reassuring kids is a job in itselfAFTER the trauma of her father's sudden job loss, nine year old Caitriona's parents asked her if she remembered what had happened…Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
How're you gonna keep `em down on the farm?IT'S A NIGHTMARE. She I was in the States for four months now she stays out until 4 or 5 a.mTue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Playground pleasureTHE guidebook says "vast parkland expanse and adventure playground" and it does not lieFri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
War of the wardrobesFOR Maureen and her 13 year old daughter Ciara, the issue came to a head earlier this summer when Ciara wanted to go to a parish…Mon Aug 05 1996 - 01:00
Where to drop the kidsSUMMERTIME - and the livin' ain't so easy, with work to do, children to amuse, weeks of school holidays stretching ahead.Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
It's the Leaving that grieves meYOU SIGNED HIM UP at the "institute" for revision at Easter, you've drawn up a schedule and you phone home from work to see how…Tue May 28 1996 - 01:00
They can cry if they want toYOU'VE DONE the parties at McDonald's and the Fun Factory, the fancy dress parties, the ones where you hire an entertainer, the…Tue May 21 1996 - 01:00
Just how dangerous is a rock concert?UNA Harrington is angry with the management of the PointSat May 18 1996 - 01:00
