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Woman gave birth at Dublin social welfare office

Paramedics and staff helped the woman with the birth.

A WOMAN WAS visiting a social welfare office in Dublin yesterday when she went into labour and gave birth.

The Department of Social Protection confirmed that while attending the department’s office at Gardiner Street yesterday afternoon, a woman gave birth to a baby.

The paramedics were called and staff assisted the woman until they arrived.

No other details on the woman or baby’s condition have been released.

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    Mute Ian Begley
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 5:06 PM

    Jaysus, how long was the line?

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    Mute Marc Power
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 5:26 PM

    The lines are so long in those soul destroying places she may have conceived in there too

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    Mute Vera Murphy
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 6:39 PM

    Lol

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    Mute Danny G
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 4:50 PM

    Went into Labour in the Labour! Congrats to mother and child.

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    Mute Louis Jacob
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 4:44 PM

    She should call the kid ‘Dole’… I would.

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    Mute Anton Friendo
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 5:39 PM

    Scratcher

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    Mute Tweed Cap
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 4:57 PM

    Additional children’s allowance. Wrap em and stack em boys there’s no end to this Mickey money.

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    Mute Paul
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 4:46 PM

    Trying to get bumped up the hpusing list.

    Congratulations but seriously bet she is waiting for a house.

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    Mute faoidromchla
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 4:59 PM

    How do you know this? What a silly statement. Do you know her? Why say this?

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    Mute faoidromchla
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 5:03 PM

    What if she was just collecting a social welfare payment, using service. Why do you feel the need to call someone a scrounge on a news website comment section? Jesus

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    Mute Christine Hanway
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 5:09 PM

    Eh there’s a such thing as MATERNITY BENEFIT.. this entitles WORKING MOTHERS who pay their taxes etc to a weekly payment as 90% of employment don’t pay their staff while they go to pop out their bambinos.. In order to receive this you must attend the social welfare office with your forms filled in, in order for them to process your payment.. just some food for thought “phantom”

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    Apr 22nd 2016, 5:15 PM

    Why can’t people stop having babies and adopt instead?! It’s like so irresponsible. Smh!

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    Apr 22nd 2016, 6:34 PM

    And our lovely government now made this tax deductible

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    Mute Michael Collins
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 8:41 PM

    Daisy I’m pro choice. But anti child benifit

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    Apr 22nd 2016, 7:56 PM

    There’s a cost saving for the HSE – Congrats to the Mother on her newborn !!!

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    Apr 22nd 2016, 5:20 PM

    She probably didn’t even know she was pregnant , funk out comes another one, like a slip and slide

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    Mute Padraic Quinn
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 6:38 PM

    I am concerned about the WELFARE of this child

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    Apr 22nd 2016, 9:14 PM

    I wonder what the nationality of the mother is.

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    Apr 23rd 2016, 3:06 AM

    Would you be shocked if she was Irish?

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    Apr 22nd 2016, 9:19 PM

    Marc Power –comment of the year.

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    Mute Dan Murphy
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    Apr 22nd 2016, 7:19 PM

    What did she name the child?

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    Apr 22nd 2016, 10:58 PM

    Hatch 5

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    Apr 22nd 2016, 9:41 PM

    Monty Python’s Meaning of life…. Can you get dear…

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