Cathal Mccrory
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Eat, move, think: What you need to know about children’s health (9-12 years)
- Parenting
- January 12, 2021, 06:01
As children approach their teen years, socioeconomic differences in their health begin to take hold and become “entrenched at 13”, Dr Cathal McCrory, (...)

Eat, move, think: What you need to know about children’s health (0-8 years)
- Parenting
- December 29, 2020, 06:01
A child’s socioeconomic status has an effect on their health from “womb to tomb”, explains Dr Cathal McCrory, psychologist and research assistant prof(...)

Childhood obesity: How parents can learn to say no
- Health & Family
- November 27, 2019, 06:01
A recent study from Safefood found that a fifth of calories in children’s diets now come from foods high in fat, sugar and salt – around 10 times more(...)

Why does Ireland have the lowest breastfeeding rate in Europe?
- Parenting
- July 31, 2019, 07:01
Ahead of the Spice Girls concert earlier this summer lactation consultant Nicola O’Byrne was contacted by an Instagram follower who knew exactly what (...)

Quality of life rises with age, Dún Laoghaire retirement group hears
- Social Affairs
- September 7, 2018, 19:05
Ageing is the new cool as people’s quality of life increases as they grow older, a researcher told the Dún Laoghaire Active Retirement Association on (...)

Research shows the powerful impact of children’s early years on the rest of their lives
- Health & Family
- July 2, 2013, 01:00
Most of us live lives confident in our ability to control our destiny through decisions freely arrived at, but increasing evidence points the die o(...)

Adverse events in childhood cast long shadow, conference hears
- Health
- June 28, 2013, 01:00
Large numbers of Irish children are experiencing adverse events that cast a long shadow on their future physical and mental health, a conference has h(...)