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Christmas is great, but so too is routine

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal Going back to a full working week last week brought plenty of challenges. But, when you are a parent of two toddlers, it brings its own benefits too. Christmas in years gone by was often very lazy, with late nights, sleep ...

14 Jan 2020 at 16:12

Living

Céad míle fáilte

Diary of First Time Dad Edwin McGreal It’s hard enough being first-time parents and looking after our baby. But Frankie is not the only girl entrusted to our care. My wife is a bean an tí for Colaiste Acla in Dooega, and so summer means chaos in ...

01 Aug 2017 at 13:43

Living

A matter of persuasion

Diary of a First-time Dad Edwin McGreal With the way the week works out, it is rare enough that I would be putting Frankie to bed. With my work, Frankie would often be gone down before I’d be home and then there’s the lack of equipment issue. ...

14 Mar 2017 at 15:17

Living

Let me entertain you

Diary of a First-Time Dad Edwin McGreal Frankie got promoted this month. After spending her first few weeks sleeping in a Moses basket, our little girl has been promoted to a cot. She looks almost lost in the big bed, compared to her ...

25 Apr 2017 at 13:52

Living

Come fly with me

Diary of a First-Time Dad Edwin McGreal Thank God for Knock Airport. Or Monsignor Horan, which is pretty much the same thing up around Barnacogue. The thought of bringing Frankie on her first holiday was daunting enough without ...

23 May 2017 at 13:41

Living

Down to the river to play

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal I was told when Frankie was born about new dads putting on a stone in the first year. Sure enough, on it went. You have little time for even thinking about eating properly, never mind preparing ...

02 Jul 2019 at 11:50

Living

The birthday girl

Diary of a First-Time Dad Edwin McGreal Today (Tuesday) is Frankie’s first birthday, but we had the party on Sunday. The house was heaving. Sixteen adults and 12 kids. Of those kids, six were under five. And most of them ...

21 Nov 2017 at 14:29

Living

On yer bike

TAKING A BREAK Edwin McGreal, his wife Aisling and their children Éamon and Frankie stopping for a break on a cycle around Dooega last week. Pic: Hironori Masuda The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal The single best purchase I ...

21 May 2020 at 13:10

Living

Our walking, talking little man

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal Éamon turned 18 months last Tuesday and celebrated it by climbing up on the couch again and again, all day long, and jumping on it with gleeful excitement. As much as your heart would be ...

10 Mar 2020 at 13:43

Local News

The early bird catches tiredness

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal A year ago it was not uncommon for Éamon to sleep past midday, meaning a 16 hour night for him. We knew we were blessed then and we realise it even more now. He might stir at 8am or 9am ...

05 Oct 2021 at 12:00

Living

Read all about it!

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal There are fewer more blissful moments at home these days than when you’re reading a children’s book with Éamon on your left arm and Frankie on your right, both agog at every line on ...

04 May 2021 at 11:00

Local News

Whatever makes them happy

The Day Diary Edwin McGreal Éamon is now two-years-old and we are keeping a close eye for any sign of the dreaded ‘terrible twos’. Most parents will know this stage as one where their previously loveable ...

22 Sept 2020 at 10:00

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