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The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal Everyone is mad into getting their steps done these days. I’d prefer to maybe doing a few less. Maybe, say, the 50 percent of my total steps I spend chasing after Séimí before he does damage. Of course 50 percent is a ...

11 Aug 2022 at 11:01

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Graduation day

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal And just like that Frankie is ready to start national school. Her two years at naíonra in Bunacurry in Achill have finished and she is off to national school in nearby SΡile. It’s the end of her first beginning. ...

30 Jun 2021 at 11:00

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The world gets a little bigger

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal Aisling is a big believer in the ability to jinx things, as are a lot of people. Don’t say ‘The baby is gone to sleep’ because uttering such will definitely wake him. Don’t say ‘Isn’t it great the kids haven’t ...

22 Apr 2021 at 14:00

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Dream life and real life

NIGHT WANDERINGS Dreams can bring us to the strangest places. Sonia Kelly Recently I had some pretty odd experiences in the dream world. The most recent was being kidnapped by two previous guests of the Health Retreat and driven through ...

16 Mar 2021 at 11:00

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The tutor with tales to tell

AUTHOR Eric Cross, whose book, ‘The Tailor and Ansty’, caused a moral furore when it was published. Sonia Kelly Of all the people I know, the least likely to be affected by the virus would have been Eric Cross, the author of ‘The ...

04 May 2021 at 11:00

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A moment in time

FAMILY PORTRAIT Edwin McGreal with his wife Aisling and their children, from left: Séimí, Éamon and Frankie. Pic: Olga Klofac The Day Diary Edwin McGreal It is often said that a photograph is a moment in time. A snapshot of a ...

24 Aug 2021 at 11:00

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All in its own good time

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal Sometimes you just wonder what you did with your time before kids. Right now a typical day starts at 7.30am – and many parents will point out we’re very lucky we get that much of a ‘lie-in’. For ...

15 Jun 2021 at 11:00

Living

Against the wind

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal It’s amazing what you forget about newborns. On Séimí’s first night home, Aisling asked me to wind him after she had finished feeding him. I looked at her with a face that must have started off ...

23 Mar 2021 at 11:00

Living

In at the deep end

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal From where I am typing this, I can see our local Blue Flag beach, less than a five-minute walk away. In the coming years, our three kids are going to spend some amount of time there; it will ...

19 Oct 2021 at 11:00

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The world gets a little bigger

The Day Diary Edwin McGreal It is easy to forget how fascinating the world must appear to young eyes. When we are still blown away from time to time by breathtaking views, imagine the wonder that must light up the ...

18 May 2021 at 11:00

Living

My father, the Black Sheep

ANOTHER ERA Sonia Kelly’s father, Henry ‘Harry’ Alexander McMullin, on the road to the city of Kandy in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Sonia Kelly My father’s name was Henry Alexander McMullin. I do not know where he ...

07 Sept 2021 at 11:00

Living

The blink of an eye

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal Sometimes a milestone development in your child’s life sneaks up on you unnoticed and takes the wind right out of you. Frankie is five and now in national school, and while her ...

10 Feb 2022 at 10:38

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