GAA deaths 'cannot put kids off'
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The deaths of four young people on football pitches must not put off children from sport, a GAA official says.
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In a troubling report on the execution of minors in Iran, Amnesty International said yesterday that at least 71 child offenders are on death row and more than 24 have been executed since 1990, more than in any other country.
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About 9.7 million children die each year before their fifth birthday from diseases that could be prevented with simple, affordable measures, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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At least 82 youths have died from the so-called "choking game," according to the first government count of fatalities from the tragic fad
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Up to 60 youths have been involved in fighting at Bann Drive in Londonderry's Waterside area, police say.
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"They are traumatized because of the violence they face every day and they don't have the skills to deal with it"  It is a tragedy becoming too familiar for a country where gun crime is still relatively uncommon and where limits on gun ownership are strict _ an 11-year-old boy shot to death, allegedly by a hooded teenager on a BMX bicycle.Rhys Jones, a cherubic-faced boy who liked playing tag and video games, was in a pub's parking lot kicking a soccer ball around with friends Wednesday when two youths rode by and fired shots.Rhys died of a single bullet wound to the neck, the latest victim in a rising wave of youth violence that is sparking soul-searching about why some British children stray into lawlessness. Read more
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Death rates from many cancers in Ireland are higher than in the rest of Europe, a cross-border report finds.
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Â· U-turn threatens 30,000 childrenÂ· Protests grow over closures threat
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NEW YORK  - Between 1995 and 2007, at least 82 children and adolescents in the United States died as a result of playing the "choking game," according to a report released Thursday.
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By Andrew Pain  Boro star Stewart Downing has thrown his weight behind a campaign aimed at keeping children away from railway lines.   In the past year, almost 50 people have been killed nationally and hundreds injured on train tracks, the majority of them children.
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The MRSA superbug has played a part in 116 deaths in Northern Ireland in the past seven years, figures have shown. Nearly three quarters of those deaths occurred in the over-75 age group.
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The mother of one of three County Armagh boys who have ended their lives describes her heartbreak.
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The fears of adults are stopping many children from playing outside with their friends, a survey suggests.
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Â· Tip-off leads to search for gun near Croxteth estate Â· Soccer fans and players pay tribute to boy at Anfield.
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Health experts urged Ireland to introduce a national screening program for cervical cancer after a report published on Tuesday revealed deaths from the disease are higher than in Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Inquiries into the deaths of two children at NI hospitals are dropped, but a third is still being investigated.
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Young males most at risk as Northern Ireland sees sharp rise in self-inflicted deaths.