Exam time doesn’t get any easier for parents
By Grainne McCool Exam time with our teenagers is never one we can prepare for. We spend so much time
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Parenting
How can parents help their kids with their CAO choices?
By Grainne McCool As the mother of a forthcoming Leaving Certificate student, this time of year is a particularly stressful
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My baby turned 18: where’s that leave mum now?
By Grainne McCool (@GrainneMcCool) I have written quite a bit regarding my baby fast approaching the age of 18. These
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Christmas is all about family
By Grainne McCool Christmas is all about family. It’s the time of year for family to come home and spend
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It’s the little thing that count: the Christmas family memories
By Grainne McCool @GrainneMcCool MANY family budgets get blown out of all proportion at this time of year. Money
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Even big kids can enjoy the Toy Show
Bu Grainne McCool Tonight sees the official launch of Christmas in the McCool household here in Donegal. As a mother,
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An American Idiot in London: My son’s 18th birthday treat
By Grainne McCool As the baby, child number three will turn 18 in early January 2016 and I wanted to give
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Drive me crazy: worrying times when your kids take to the road
By Grainne McCool (@GrainneMcCool) As a parent, and perhaps even more so as a Mother, one of our biggest fears
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McCool and the gang: family life in Donegal
By Gráinne McCool (@GrainneMcCool) Hey all. I’m Gráinne McCool, from the village of Muff in Donegal. Please don’t snigger when
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