Thursday 20 June 2013
Betty D'Arcy is married to Stephen Ryan and they have two children, Amelie (5) and Dylan (4). Betty and Stephen are both civil servants, and she works full-time at the Department of Foreign Affairs. Amelie is in junior infants and goes to daycare after school, while Dylan is in creche and will start school in September.
PREGNANCY is hard enough for mums-to-be, but imagine if you had to go through it in a different land. Arlene Harris talks to the foreign women bringing up babies far from home.
I HAVE to admit that I never paid much attention to the porters at the National Maternity Hospital at Holles Street. They man the large desk at the front entrance and I generally figured their role was part security, part receptionist.
'YOU can't ask women to go into the workforce and then brand them a disgrace for having a baby later.'
LABOUR TD Joanna Tuffy: "I had my daughter when I was 39. What I would like to see is more balance around the discussion about the issue.
I think this is just one further symptom of the senseless age we have ushered in – in the name of freedom, liberalism and choice.
MY parents are keen gardeners and I grew up surrounded by beautiful plants and flowers. I can't remember a time when I didn't know my cyclamen from my snapdragons and have fond memories of deadheading the pansies – less so, pulling weeds – in the summer sun.
WE'RE taking a family holiday soon. A proper one. Where we all go away. Together. Abroad. Me, my wife, the Lodger, the two middle ones along with all their hair, and mini-Rihanna – and the full potential horror of all this cannot be overstated.
PHARMACISTS are braced for an upsurge in ailments like nausea, headaches and upset stomachs as the countdown to the Leaving Cert begins.
SOME say games such as 'guess what bar of chocolate is in the nappy' are a step too far, but Irish mums love this new arrival from the US, says Arlene Harris.
I've had bad experiences with strangers in the past. Most recently, I politely asked a dad at the school if he could pull over into the nearby lay-by to let his kids out of the car rather than stopping, daily, in the middle of a narrow road.
DUBLIN stylist Darren Kennedy has found himself rubbing shoulders with movie stars, TV presenters and singing sensations at Men's Fashion Week in London.
MORNING Edition host Keelin Shanley is counting down the days until the current affairs series wraps for the summer.
DUBLIN stylist Darren Kennedy has found himself rubbing shoulders with movie stars, TV presenters and singing sensations at Men's Fashion Week in London.
THE HOWIE LEE should have stayed at home. Looked after his little brother, maybe. Instead, he's on the floor of a pub with 'the Avalanche' in her white ski pants.
IT'S been two years since Pippa O'Connor (28) and Brian Ormond tied the knot. All together now: Awww.
Michelle Doherty is looking beat up, but fans of the former Phantom DJ-turned-actress shouldn't fear.
FORMER Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan (22) was held hostage by armed raiders at her €3.2m home.
BOYZONE star Keith Duffy is to try his hand at comedy acting.
She's been talking about a TV comeback for what feels like months.
COMEDIAN Russell Brand told wife Katy Perry he was divorcing her via a text message.
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