By Carol Tallon

Does parenting with the seemingly never-ending juggle of work, home-life, and trying to be everything to everyone, actually get any easier? What about if you have a child struggling with anxiety, where do you begin in the search for meaningful support? Siblings; ready-made friends, or sworn enemies - how do you manage sibling conflict? And does it …

Séamas O'Reilly is an award-winning writer who shot to fame for his story of accidentally serving drinks to former president Mary McAleese while high on ketamine. He went on to pen his memoir "Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?" which netted him an Irish Book Award, and a place in the Irish annals of meme fame; after rugby icon and TV presenter, Tommy Bowe, w…

Black Paddy wants to teach his children self-acceptance; to love their bodies and their skin colour. The comedian and social media star is best known for his viral videos which gently poke fun at the culture shock of moving to Ireland from Africa. But he won't be including his children in his antics, preferring that they grow up with a 'strong mind…

Author, broadcaster and chairman of The Communications Clinic, Terry Prone, may live a quiet life now but she's faced the kind of challenges you could expect to see in a Netflix drama. From an against-all-odds love story (she met her husband Tom Savage while he was still a priest), living on the breadline, raising their son Anton Savage while they …

Ivan Yates is known for his controversial views on all manner of issues, and parenting is no different. The broadcaster admits the number of nappies he has changed in his time are in single digits and that 'learned helplessness' served him well. But Yates shares a more thoughtful side to him in this conversation with Jen Hogan. He speaks about how …

Victoria Smurfit believes to get by in life, "you need kindness, comedy and grit." The Hollywood actor, writer and producer has three children and tells them they must lead with kindness, find the funny in every situation and be prepared to work hard. She tells host Jen Hogan about the huge challenges that have come her way on her parenting journey…

Maïa Dunphy had never thought it was the right time to have a baby until, she jokes, her ex-husband told her at nearly 40 "it was time to 'do something' or get off the pot." The writer and TV star speaks to host Jen Hogan about becoming a mum later in life, fearing lone parenthood upon the break-up of her marriage and the conundrum of letting her s…

Having a son and a daughter has given comedian, Tony Cantwell, the opportunity to explore some of life’s big questions. Things like, is gender just a social construct? What’s it like raising children when you're neurodivergent? How do you gentle parent? And how much time spent pooing is deemed acceptable in the quest for me-time? Host, Jen Hogan, s…

Brendan O’Connor is used to being the one who asks the questions on his radio show. But in the very first episode of Conversations with Parents, the tables are turned on the RTÉ broadcaster, as host Jen Hogan queries him on all things parenting and discovers he is suffering with a touch of Imposter Syndrome. He's the proud father of Anna and Mary a…

Conversations with Parents is coming next week and Jen Hogan has some information about her first few guests. Conversations with Parents is a new podcast from The Irish Times. Host Jen Hogan talks to interesting people about the biggest challenge of their lives: parenthood. What have they learned about how to raise kids and how have they grown them…

Conversations with Parents is a new podcast from The Irish Times. Host Jen Hogan talks to interesting people about the biggest challenge of their lives: parenthood. What have they learned about how to raise kids and how have they grown themselves from doing it? What are their parenting strategies - or are they making it up as they go along? Episode…

Niamh Randall chairperson of the Simon Community, Tom Parlon Director General of the Construction Industry Federation and Lorcan Sirr Lecturer Of Housing Studies DIT.

Rory O'Neill known to many as Panty Bliss joins Ivan Yates for this weeks profile interview.

Niamh Hussey Commentator and Former Fine Gael Minister, Colm McCarthy of The Sunday Independent and Brendan Ogle of Unite Trade Union.

Colm O'Rourke is Ivan's guest for this week's big feature interview

Ivan is joined by Seamus Coffey, Dearbhail McDonald and Fiach Kelly to run through the main stories in the Sunday Papers

Kieran Mulvey is Ivan's guest for this week's big feature interview

Ivan is joined by Nicola Byrne, David Davin Power and Pete Lunn to go through the main stories in the Sunday Papers.

Terry Prone joins Sarah Carey on this weeks Yates On Sunday.

Executive Director of The Hibernia Forum Eamonn Delaney, Harry Brown Lecturer at DIT and Nicola Talent Investigations Editor With The Sunday World join Sarah Carey.

This week's big feature interview is with former President of the High Court, Nicholas Kearns

Ivan is joined by Kitty Holland, Roisin Shorthall and Noel Rock to run through the main stories in the Sunday newspapers

Liam Hayes joins Ivan for this week's big feature interview

Ivan is joined by Stephen Donnelly, Karen Devine and Brian Hayes to go through the main stories in the Sunday papers

Ivan is joined by Lucinda Creighton for this week's big feature interview

Ivan is joined by Ivana Bacik, Colm Keena and Dan O'Brien to discuss the main stories in the Sunday Papers, review the week and preview the days to come.

Brendan Howlin is this week's guest for Ivan's big feature interview.

Ivan is joined in studio by Gerard Howlin, Paul Murphy and Francesca Comyn to run through the main stories in the Sunday Papers

Mary Lou Mc Donald joins Ivan for this week's big feature interview

Ivan is joined by Jim O'Callaghan, Alex White, Frances Ruane and John Halligan to discuss the main stories in the Sunday Papers

For this week's feature interview Ivan is joined by Independent Senator Lynn Ruane

Ivan is joined by Stephen Collins, Brendan Keenan and Niamh Lyons to run through the main stories in the Sunday newspapers

David McWilliams joins Ivan on this weeks Yates On Sunday.

Ivan is joined by Fergas Finlay CEO of Banardos, Journalist Susuan O'Keeffe, Former Editor Of The Kilkenny People Thomas Molloy.

Developer Michael O'Flynn is Ivan's guest for this week's feature interview

Ivan is joined by Finian McGrath, Gavin Duffy, Alison O’Connor and Diarmaid Ferriter to run through the main stories in the Sunday Papers

Peter McVerry is Ivan's guest for this week's big feature interview

Nora Owen, Fionnan Sheahan and Noel Whelan join Ivan in studio to run through the main stories in the Sunday Papers

In this week's feature interview Ivan is joined by financial advisor, television presenter and author, Eddie Hobbs

Fiach Kelly, Terry Prone and Jim Glennon join Ivan in studio to go through the main stories in the Sunday papers

For this week's feature interview Ivan is speaking with Eoghan Harris

Ivan is joined by Dearbhail McDonald, John Lee and Paulyn Marrinan Quinn to go through the main stories from the Sunday Newspapers

Ivan's goes through the main stories in the Sunday Papers with Bernard Harbour, Ivana Bacik, Cormac Lucey

For this week's feature Interview Ivan is talking to Fianna Fail leader, Micheál Martin

Bertie Ahern joins Ivan Yates on Yates on Sunday.

Former chairman of IBRC Alan Dukes, Professor John Crown and Chairwoman of Harmonia Nora Casey join Ivan Yates for this weeks newspaper panel.

Ivan is joined by Leo Varadkar, Timmy Dooley and Margaret Ward to go through the main stories in the Sunday Newspapers

For this week's feature interview Ivan talks to Ireland's EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan

This week's feature interview features General President of SIPTU, and soon to be Chair of the Labour Party, Jack O'Connor in conversation with Ivan