# Parenthood
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Surrogacy: Hannah McCarthy travels to Kenya and finds a growing number of surrogate cases there
Hannah McCarthy
7 Aug 2023
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Opinion: 12 weeks paternity leave helped me at home - and in work
Shane Doyle
25 Jul 2021
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all change
Break-ups, career moves and kids - the science of making a BIG change
28 Oct 2016
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ross kemp
A man's hilariously honest account of being a new dad is going super viral
31 Dec 2015
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Parenthood
Find yourself saying ridiculous things to children? This Dad made a book about it
20 Sep 2015
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Am I alone in Mummy Martyr stakes? (Why are parents so bad at looking after themselves?)
Claire Micks
14 Apr 2015
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Opinion: The 'frozen eggs' debate is really a societal issue – don't vilify corporations over it
Claire Micks
25 Oct 2014
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Opinion: 'Egg freeze' offer is putting a metaphorical gun to young women’s heads
Carol Redmond
16 Oct 2014
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Motherhood and Work: 'Why do more women than men stay at home with children?'
Andrea Mara
7 Aug 2014
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Opinion: Struggling to entertain the kids over the summer holidays?
Aisling Lyons
21 Jul 2014
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Opinion: I'm not genetically linked to my son or daughter but, honestly, it just doesn't matter
Catherine W
12 Jun 2014
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Column: Peaches and Paula – a mum without a mum and a photograph that spoke a thousand words.
Claire Micks
12 Apr 2014
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Column: Think playdates are all fun and games? Think again.
Emily Hourican
8 Feb 2014
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Child's play
Parents adorably recreate movie scenes using their baby and some cardboard
23 Dec 2013
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Column: Baby v Career – how to pick a path through the minefield of working motherhood
Sarah Crown
29 Sep 2013
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she's the boss
Conversation between a dad and his 2-year-old reenacted by grownups
23 May 2013
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Breastfeeding
National Breastfeeding Week: Irish breastfeeding rates below European neighbours'
1 Oct 2012
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