Julia Molony

1 week ago | independent.ie | Julia Molony

Symbolic meaning of the task is considerableFinally, it begins. And not before time. It’s exactly 100 years since the Tuam mother and baby home was founded in the early days of the Irish State. Eleven years since the mass grave of infants and children described by Enda Kenny as a “chamber of horrors” was discovered. Now, this summer, the site will be excavated. The remains of 796 babies and young children — a staggering number now etched forever in our collective memory — remain unaccounted for.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Julia Molony

Julia Molony: You don’t have to be right wing to want a big family. You might just love your kidsFair City star Gerard Jordan has eight children not because he’s driven by pro-natalist ideology but because he loves being a hands-on dad'Fair City' actor Gerard Jordan pictured with his eight children. Photo: Gerry MooneyAs TV stars go, Gerard Jordan is about as low-key as it gets. His Instagram account is set to private. There are barely any interviews with him online.

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Julia Molony

It’s Leaving Cert time again - here we look at science-backed ways to give your best during the stressful exam period When I was a student, way back in the mists of time, I developed a tried and tested strategy for surviving exam season, built on four key principles: sleep-deprivation, white-knuckle panic, energy drinks and industrial quantities of Haribo Tangfastic. It worked out sort of OK in the end.

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Julia Molony

Julia Molony: The booming surrogacy market is a new terrain for human suffering A UK case where commissioning parents are in their 70s raises troubling ethical questionsCouples in their 60s represent a growing share of the international surrogacy market. Photo posed/GettyLast Sunday, this paper published the news that Ireland’s “world-leading” attempt to bring the ethical quagmire of cross-border surrogacy under regulatory control with progressive new legislation had hit a new hurdle.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Julia Molony

Julia Molony: Mother-in-law Victoria Beckham becomes a convenient villain as this family drama sticks to well-worn scriptNo matter how carefully you curate your public image, there’s a limit to how much of the narrative you can control – as this latest celebrity story showsVictoria Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham pictured together in Los Angeles last year. Photo: Getty Spare a thought for the apex-influencers of Instagram.