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Jennifer O’Connell: Endless dithering on children and education is unconscionable
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Watch your bank account: Scammers up their game
Pricewatch: unsolicited emails from any business asking for personal details always a lie
Michael Jackson named the highest-earning dead celebrity
‘Forbes’ analysis reveals estates of 10 dead stars raked in €250m in total in a year
Maia Dunphy: The things I wished they’d told me about motherhood
The first few weeks will pass, maternity leave is not a holiday, and choose those guides wisely
Molly Monster review: Sweet, silly and super for children
Wholesome tale of dragon-like creature’s adventures will keep the little ones amused
If religion is on the wane, why are communions so popular in our schools?
Most parents remain attached to religious rituals, despite a growing secularisation in Irish society
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Larry Sanders steals the show with vote for brother Bernie as celebs bash the Donald
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25 Christmas movies for December 25th (and other days)
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America Letter: Ted Cruz’s presidential run sounds irony alarm
Firebrand Texas senator and Tea Party activist first to declare in White House race
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Engineering, finance, distribution and sales must mesh with innovation
EU’s social model survives despite all
Question must not be whether we can afford to maintain it, but can we afford not to?
School-based Holocaust memorial project grows across Europe
Holocaust survivors and school children gather for launch of Crocus Project 2014-2015
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