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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

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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 decent food. You eat what ...

02 Jul 2019 at 11:50

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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 made ahead of lockdown was ...

21 May 2020 at 13:10

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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 in your mouth, parents of ...

10 Mar 2020 at 13:43

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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 but we would just turn on ...

05 Oct 2021 at 12:00

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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 every page. Now these can be ...

04 May 2021 at 11:00

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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 child turns into a crying, ...

22 Sept 2020 at 10:00

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Officially outnumbered

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal New arrival Séimí has been home almost four weeks now, and it’s been a rollercoaster! It’s a very busy time but the best of times too as new relationships are formed between us and the kids, and among ...

09 Feb 2021 at 11:00

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Party poopers

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal Frankie doesn’t know it yet but she’s unlikely to be having a big birthday party this year. She turns four on November 21 and is already talking about her birthday party and how all of her friends ...

20 Oct 2020 at 11:00

Living

Santa, the Christmas tree and The Toy Show

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal It’s a very excited house we have now in the run-up to Christmas. But it’s not the two kids who are at fever pitch. It’s their father. I’ve always loved Christmas since I was young, and now the ...

18 Dec 2018 at 13:38

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The sixth (week) sense

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal The first six weeks with a new child is seen as some kind of milestone. Even though Éamon is our second child, we had forgotten just how topsy turvy life with a newborn at home can be. Even ...

23 Oct 2018 at 13:56

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Another Covid birthday ‘party’

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal Ignorance is bliss. Frankie did not really catch onto the reality that Covid meant she could not have a normal birthday party. She missed out last year too, while her brother had a big ...

30 Nov 2021 at 10:00

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