The mother of  two teenage sisters who took their own lives within six weeks of each other has spoken of her joy after giving birth to a boy.

The perfect Mother's Day treat: Bailey’s Irish nut coffee bars

Doctors told Kildare woman Jennifer Kehoe that she should travel to England for an abortion because her baby had a life-threatening congenital heart defect and a rare brain disorder.

As the old proverb says "God could not be everywhere so he invented mother." How true this is and this weekend, Mother's Day, is the time to show it.

This week Pope Francis raised eyebrows around the world when he told a group of 800 visiting nuns they must be spiritual mothers and not 'old maids.'

Ireland has been ranked as the 20th best place to give birth, ahead of the United States, which came in at 30th.

Ryan C McMahon, who suffered a fractured vertebrae and two broken arms in the panic that followed the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday, was "ecstatic" about the suspects capture on Friday, said her mother.

The mother of Michael Dwyer, the Irishman who was murdered in Bolivia four years ago, has submitted a written petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington asking that his shooting be investigated.

An Irish born mother and her British husband have been jailed in the UK for the manslaughter of their six children in a blaze on May 11, 2012 in Derby.

Editors Note: Rory Staunton aged 12 died from sepsis on April 1st 2012. His death has led to a major national campaign to end sepsis and to help children get better care in emergency rooms. Orlaith Staunton wrote this letter to her  son on the 1st anniversary of his death. It is also on rorystaunton.com

Rory, we miss your smile, your funny comeback lines, your noise, and the fun...yes, the glorious fun of spending time with you. The silence is now deafening.  It breaks my heart to see your wonderful dad, your pal, sob from loneliness, he didn’t deserve this tragedy. Your little sister bravely faces each day. She’s happy though Rory, she’s in a wonderful new school, the one she secretly talked to you about; OLQM, they won the Basketball Championship this year; we missed you so much that day. She swims, she now “owns” your iPad, and she’s looking forward to a summer of surfing. Your loss though is a huge void in her life; you shared so much banter together.

A new online archive spans 100 years of Irish history, as told by an Irish grandmother from each of the 32 counties.

Few things compare to the wisdom an Irish Mammy can offer. Created by Cork comedian Colm O’Regan, @Irishmammies Twitter account offers a daily dose of tips from an Irish mother. With over 56,000 followers, it seems there are countless people out there interested in what an Irish mammy has to say.

Who more than anyone deserves a special gift? The Irish mammy, who puts up with so much from her children and always looks after their needs.