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Irish childminders can get €1,000 grant under little known Government scheme
Childcare
Irish childminders could be eligible for Government grants of up to €1,000 to help pay for toys, outdoor play areas and other childcare essentials under a little known funding scheme.
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Urgent recall issued for children's toy that poses choking risk
Product recalls
Customers are advised to stop using the product
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Urgent recall after asbestos found in children's toy sold across Ireland
Product recalls
Parents and schools across Ireland have been urged to stop using a children's kit and follow safety precautions after tests found tremolite asbestos in some samples.
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Almost 600 Labubu dolls recalled in Ireland over serious safety fears
Product recalls
An urgent recall has been issued for almost 600 Labubu dolls sold across Ireland this year.
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Urgent warning over 'fake' Labubu dolls sold in popular Irish stores as recall issued
Product recalls
Labubu dolls have become a major craze in Ireland, but safety chiefs are warning fans to exercise caution as a recall has been issued.
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If you owned these items in the 90s, you could be sitting on a small fortune
Toys
It's time to dust off your old toys, as they could make you a fortune. Experts say certain 90s toys are now worth thousands
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Penneys issues urgent recall as shoppers warned to stop using popular item over health risk
Penneys
Penneys has urgently recalled a popular item due to dangerous levels of restricted phthalates, which pose serious health risks, especially to children, urging over 3,300 customers to stop using them immediately
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An Post planning to spend €500,000 on range of branded toy merchandise
An Post
The state-owned company is seeking manufacturers to produce postal-themed toys designed to appeal to "children and their parents"
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'Fatal' injury risk leads to recall of thousands of kids' toys from Irish market
Product recalls
The CCPC advises customers who purchased the toy to stop use immediately and to keep it out of reach of children in the household
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'Someone needs to say it so I will - Simon Harris is turning into a Jibba Jabber'
Simon Harris
'Having some first hand professional experience of toy crazes in the 1990s, I think I know a bloody Jibba Jabber when I see one'
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Smyths Toys issues update following uproar over gift-card error in stores
Smyths
The toy giant was unable to accept gift cards in its 21 Irish outlets after Christmas due to an IT glitch
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Love Island winners 'revealed' just hours into new ITV series as fans spot 'clue'
Love Island
Love Island fans are convinced they've worked out who will win the show just hours into the new series as they spotted a 'clue'
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Irish parents warned to bin several kid's toys this week amid fears of injury
Product recalls
The risk presented by these products is choking as the products do not meet the relevant safety standard
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Irish parents warned to bin kid's bath toy as officials recall it over 'risk of suffocation'
Product recalls
"The product presents a risk of suffocation"
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Irish parents warned to throw out children's soft toy due to risk of choking
Product recalls
"A young child may place the fibrous filling in their mouths and choke"
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The lesser known product recalls today endangering hundreds of Irish customers - from BMW motorbikes to plugs and toys
Product recalls
From the danger of causing accidents on recalled motorbikes, to toys posing a cancer risk to children, here are all the March 30, 2023 recalls issued by the CCPC
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Some Lego, Barbie and Hot Wheels toys are now family heirlooms worth €1000s
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Older versions of Hot Wheels lead the way at €4,551, with LEGO being a runner-up at a cost of up to €4,547 and Barbie is in third, costing up to €2,844
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Smyths Toys urgently recall popular toy due to 'toxic' chemical risk
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The children's toy contains an excessive amount of DIBP, an additive to plastic which may harm health
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Lizzie Cundy says she's 'got a few toy boys lined up' for Vanessa Feltz after heartbreak
Vanessa Feltz
Vanessa Feltz's pal Lizzie Cundy says she's going to 'paint the town red' with the mum-of-two after the star's fiancé Ben Ofoedu admitted to cheating on her
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MILF Manor 'gets worse' as mums and sons join sex ed session with X-rated toys
T.L.C. Inc.
TLC's bizarre reality show MILF Manor has somehow 'got worse' as the latest episode shows the mums and sons attending a sex education session
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Disney CEO confirms Toy Story 5 along with two other huge movie sequels
Disney
Walt Disney Corporation CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Toy Story 5 is officially coming, along with two other major releases from the animation studios
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Parents in Ireland warned over Amazon toy that could cause 'internal obstruction' to children as recall published
Product recalls
"If a child swallows two or more magnets with a magnetic flux above the permitted limit, the magnets may attract each other and cause internal obstruction and/or perforation”
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Urgent recall issued to 12 Irish Shein customers as child's toy branded 'choking hazard'
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The toy is marketed for pets, but officials say 'it is attractive to children'
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Disney Plus pulls Tom Hardy's Venom - causing a big hole in its superhero movie line-up
Disney Plus
Fans of Spider-Man's most iconic villain will be disappointed - but the House of Mouse just doesn't own the franchise
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