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Jen Hogan⚡

@jenhoganjourno.bsky.social
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Journalist and columnist @irishtimes.com, Host of Conversations with Parents podcast, Broadcaster, Author, Mammy of 7. Basically, a Jen of all trades. jenhoganjournalist@gmail.com www.irishtimes.com/author/jen-hogan

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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Falling birth rates, fertility and becoming a mum later in life www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/con...
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Falling birth rates, fertility and becoming a mum later in life
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 26/05/2026
Raising kids after loss: ‘My children showed me what to do’
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Raising kids after loss: ‘My children showed me what to do’
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 18/08/2026
Back-to-school special: starting age, PE problems, school refusal and teenage vapes
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Back-to-school special: starting age, PE problems, school refusal and teenage vapes
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 21/08/2026
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Student who left school in second year gets 625 points
She studied the Leaving Cert course through online grinds, which she worked to pay for, and through the use of free online teaching videos on YouTube
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 21/08/2026
Student who left school in second year gets 625 points
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Student who left school in second year gets 625 points
She studied the Leaving Cert course through online grinds, which she worked to pay for, and through the use of free online teaching videos on YouTube
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Should you pay kids for doing household chores? | Newstalk
Do you pay your kids to do household chores, or are you of the opinion that if you live under my...
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Always the best craic starting a bank holiday Monday with a Marty Party on RTE Radio 1.
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Should Parents Stop Their Children from Using Smartphones? share.google/VC8P5aXV638m...
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Should Parents Stop Their Children from Using Smartphones?
Amid the ongoing debate over whether social media should be banned for under 16s, parents have been criticised both for not monitoring their child’s social...
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Talk to any mother trying to manage the summer juggle and you’ll hear ‘exhausted’ and ‘frazzled’ www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...
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Talk to any mother trying to manage the summer juggle and you’ll hear ‘exhausted’ and ‘frazzled’
I’m also experiencing a familiar unease at the thought of the return to school
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 02/08/2026
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Twin telepathy: ‘When we get together I feel more or less complete’
To mark International Twins Day we spoke to twins and parents of twins, including a woman who has given birth to three sets
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Twin telepathy: ‘When we get together I feel more or less complete’ www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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Twin telepathy: ‘When we get together I feel more or less complete’
To mark International Twins Day we spoke to twins and parents of twins, including a woman who has given birth to three sets
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Cover bands: The serious business of pretending to be someone else www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
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Cover bands: The serious business of pretending to be someone else
Musicians who imitate famous performers are particularly busy during the summer festival season
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Angus Laverty @gusclaw.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Serious problem with this Imagine expecting a child to peel a 6ft potato Sorry @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social I'm calling the authorities
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Good to be back on the Ireland AM couch again this morning, discussing rising back to school costs.
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Anyway, I was looking up the 1926 census and it seems my great grandad was a viking. So hon Norway 🇧🇻 #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 06/07/2026
Are school mum friends real friends?: ‘They all disappeared’
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Are school mum friends real friends?: ‘They all disappeared’
A pal of mine was lamenting how contact with mothers of her children’s schoolfriends had dried up. So I solicited other mothers’ experiences
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 06/07/2026
Are school mum friends real friends?: ‘They all disappeared’
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Are school mum friends real friends?: ‘They all disappeared’
A pal of mine was lamenting how contact with mothers of her children’s schoolfriends had dried up. So I solicited other mothers’ experiences
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Are school mum friends real friends?: ‘They all disappeared’ www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...
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Are school mum friends real friends?: ‘They all disappeared’
A pal of mine was lamenting how contact with mothers of her children’s schoolfriends had dried up. So I solicited other mothers’ experiences
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Are school mum friends real friends?: ‘They all disappeared’ www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...
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Are school mum friends real friends?: ‘They all disappeared’
A pal of mine was lamenting how contact with mothers of her children’s schoolfriends had dried up. So I solicited other mothers’ experiences
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Leaving Cert holidays: ‘If you unwisely decide to get a tattoo, please check all spellings with me first’ www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...
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Leaving Cert holidays: ‘If you unwisely decide to get a tattoo, please check all spellings with me first’
Jen Hogan shares parenting tips and tricks she has learned along the Leaving Cert holiday way
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 22/06/2026
Leaving Cert holidays: ‘If you unwisely decide to get a tattoo, please check all spellings with me first’
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Leaving Cert holidays: ‘If you unwisely decide to get a tattoo, please check all spellings with me first’
Jen Hogan shares parenting tips and tricks she has learned along the Leaving Cert holiday way
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 22/06/2026
Leaving Cert holidays: ‘If you unwisely decide to get a tattoo, please check all spellings with me first’
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Leaving Cert holidays: ‘If you unwisely decide to get a tattoo, please check all spellings with me first’
Jen Hogan shares parenting tips and tricks she has learned along the Leaving Cert holiday way
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 20/06/2026
‘It changed me for the better’: Five men on how fatherhood has transformed their lives
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‘It changed me for the better’: Five men on how fatherhood has transformed their lives
From their sense of selves to their social lives and their relationships with their partners, six dads discuss the differences having children made to their lives
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 20/06/2026
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Porn before puberty: ‘Their first exposure to sex makes them feel it should be violent’
Half of schoolchildren have seen pornography by age of 13, including ‘very, very disturbing images’. Is there a case for a UK-style social media ban for under-16s?
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 08/06/2026
A quick summer survival guide for parents of Irish teenagers
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A quick summer survival guide for parents of Irish teenagers
Jen Hogan: Three months of nothingness lies ahead for some secondary school students
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 08/06/2026
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Sibling rivals at exam time: ‘You will be unfairly treated... When it’s your turn the same will apply to you’
Psychotherapist Colman Noctor would much prefer to see a child approaching the exams in a ‘chilled’ fashion, rather than ‘stressed out of it’
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Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann @museumofchildhood.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
🙏 #Bloomsday 2026 Judge, Jen Hogan, Irish Times journalist, columnist, broadcaster, author, host of The Conversations with Parents podcast: ✍️ museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-2026… #museumofchildhoodireland @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social @marshslibrary.bsky.social @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 06/06/2026
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Leaving Cert: ‘It requires a lot of mental energy to sit a full exam paper’
Kat Ruane (18) has ADHD and dyspraxia, and finds it hard to manage the timings of exams
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 07/06/2026
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Last-minute tips ahead of the Leaving Cert Irish exams
Irish teacher Hugh Gallagher suggests it’s better to stick to simple, accurate sentences when writing answers, as opposed to more complex ones, where mistakes can occur
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Exams, points and planned celebrations: students on the Leaving Cert – The Irish Times share.google/x5mV8EeeiuZB...
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Exams, points and planned celebrations: students on the Leaving Cert
Students from across the country look ahead to their exams as the Leaving Cert begins.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 02/06/2026
Leaving Cert: Student who left school in second year now aiming for maximum points
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Leaving Cert: Student who left school in second year now aiming for maximum points
Kayleigh Quinn says a comment from a psychiatrist pushed her to do the Junior Cycle exams, which has now led to tackling the Leaving
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 02/06/2026
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‘Kids after Leaving Cert English look punch drunk’: teacher has say on ‘tough’ first exam
Sheer amount of handwriting required in answers can make heads – and hands – ache
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 02/06/2026
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Leaving Cert: Just one more sleep to go
Classroom to College: If you are a student, parent or teacher, we have the news, views and information for you
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 02/06/2026
‘Kids after Leaving Cert English look punch drunk’: teacher has say on ‘tough’ first exam
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‘Kids after Leaving Cert English look punch drunk’: teacher has say on ‘tough’ first exam
Sheer amount of handwriting required in answers can make heads – and hands – ache
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 01/06/2026
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Leaving Cert: ‘I would much rather wear my comfy clothes’ in the exam hall
Eoin Murphy found you sometimes can’t win as a Leaving Cert student, such as when you get too much sun
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 31/05/2026
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Leaving Cert: ‘I’d be going constantly in and out of class, going to the first aid room’
Danny Goff is the eldest child in his house - a positive and a negative when it comes to exam pressure
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 25/05/2026
Jen Hogan’s end-of-year school report: B in cake sales, C+ in WhatsApp, E in lunches
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Jen Hogan’s end-of-year school report: B in cake sales, C+ in WhatsApp, E in lunches
Another school year is almost over. How would you score in your parenting end-of-term report card?
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A moment for our State exam students and the annual sacrifice they make to bring us this glorious weather. We see you 👏
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Hello👋 I'll be writing about the State exams for the next few weeks in The Irish Times and I'd love to hear from Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle students, parents, teachers and experts in the area. If this is you, would you drop me an email to Jen.hogan@irishtimes.com pleeease 🙏 #edchatie #LeavingCert
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Chatted about the dreaded Leaving Cert holiday(and lots more!) with Conor Pope on this week's episode of Conversations with Parents. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In the past I have been FAR too sexy with my substantial column (ooh matron!) so I'm dialing it down in this examination of Rivals www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...
Due to the filth I wrote about sexy shows on the telly in last week’s column, the governors of the trust that oversees The Irish Times held a special meeting. They decided I was being far too sexy. They are now permitting me to write about the excellent Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals (Disney+) only if I focus on the intricacies of local-television franchising in the 1980s and not “shenanigans”*, “tomfoolery”* or “high jinks”* (*riding, *riding and more *riding).

With this in mind they have suggested that I dispense with the “intimate” parts of Rivals in the first few paragraphs, just to get them out of the way. So here goes.

When a mummy, a daddy, a daddy’s business partner, a cigar-chomping business aristocrat, a morning-show presenter, a priapic MP, a sexy American ladyboss, a romance novelist, a simple young ingenue (much like myself) who is vulnerable to seduction (guilty as charged!), a polo team, several topless farmers and the actor Danny Dyer all love each other very much, they make luuurve.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 12/05/2026
Coleen Nolan: ‘Everyone thought we were nuns ... and that we’d never even kissed a boy’
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Coleen Nolan: ‘Everyone thought we were nuns ... and that we’d never even kissed a boy’
Jen Hogan: On Conversations with Parents, Nolan discusses how her own experience growing up influenced her as a parent
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 28/04/2026
Oisín McConville: ‘At one stage, football was the only thing that kept me alive’
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Oisín McConville: ‘At one stage, football was the only thing that kept me alive’
The two-time All Star winner says his gambling addiction was so bad ‘loan sharks wouldn’t even touch me in the end’
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 28/04/2026
Oisín McConville: ‘At one stage, football was the only thing that kept me alive’
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Oisín McConville: ‘At one stage, football was the only thing that kept me alive’
The two-time All Star winner says his gambling addiction was so bad ‘loan sharks wouldn’t even touch me in the end’
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 14/04/2026
Sarah McInerney: When I told my manager I was pregnant he said, ‘Can’t be helped I suppose’
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Sarah McInerney: When I told my manager I was pregnant he said, ‘Can’t be helped I suppose’
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 14/04/2026
Sarah McInerney: When I told my manager I was pregnant he said, ‘Can’t be helped I suppose’
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Sarah McInerney: When I told my manager I was pregnant he said, ‘Can’t be helped I suppose’
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I chatted with Dec Pierce on the latest episode of Conversations with Parents. Listen here or search for Conversations with Parents wherever you get your podcasts. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/con...
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Great to be back on the Ireland AM couch this morning.
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I chatted with Dec Pierce on the latest episode of Conversations with Parents. Listen here or search for Conversations with Parents wherever you get your podcasts. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/con...
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Jen Hogan⚡ @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Dec Pierce on cancer diagnosis: ‘No-one’s going to believe this could happen to a bloke’ www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/con...
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Dec Pierce on cancer diagnosis: ‘No one’s going to believe this could happen to a bloke’
Today FM host tells host Jen Hogan about the shock of learning he had breast cancer
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