Jen Hogan

Even if they feel overwhelmed, there are lots of things Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert candidates can still do to maximise their chances of success

Homework for primary school children really needs to go. After all, x – homework = not enough time for play

There is a lack of advice for parents of children with disabilities when they hit puberty

Parenting in My Shoes: The architect and TV presenter on juggling parenthood with his career and what he enjoys most about being a father

Arguably, there are five main pillars of health: Checking yourself, diet, sleep, exercise and orgasms

Jen Hogan: When it comes to sustaining friendships, we’ve let the chaos of a life that demands so much convince us that important things are not a priority

Parenting in My Shoes: ‘In terms of life, whether it’s politics, media, business, I firmly believe you have no legacy...Your family is your only legacy’

Jen Hogan: I have raised some teenagers and lived to tell the tale. Parenting is trial and error, more times than we’d like to admit

Do you need to be up to speed on current affairs? Is there a bonus for taking on difficult topics? How should you react if you don’t understand the question? We asked exam experts to find out

To celebrate this most special of Sundays, we asked some mothers about what motherhood, and Mother’s Day itself, means to them

Jen Hogan: I’m determined to find an activity that will help me get fit and stronger. One that doesn’t revolve around the Queen Vic

Singer and actor doesn’t get much of an opportunity to miss Ireland or its culture, because she comes home at least three or four times a year with daughter Sage

New rules will oblige principals to record all cases of bullying behaviour, but some parents feel the measures will make little difference

Jen Hogan: A brilliant game we recently discovered is similar to a talking version of a civics test – a primary school memory I still get embarrassed about

Parenting in My Shoes: The paralympian says it doesn’t matter what the challenge is you’re facing. ‘We all face our own challenges and you’ve got to learn to get over them, embrace them’