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The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal I fell into a conversation with a friend recently who lamented that he was not giving himself eight hours sleep a night and how he needed to correct it. He got no pity from me. Parents everywhere can identify with those ...

24 Sept 2019 at 13:02

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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, ...

14 Jan 2020 at 16:12

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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 ...

01 Aug 2017 at 13:43

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Jabs ’n’ abs

Diary of a Homebird Ciara Galvin IF I had a Philippine Peso for every time I started back on a health kick, well, I’d be sorted for my holiday to the Philippines in just over two weeks. Myself and the bridies are off on an eleven-day trip to ...

01 Nov 2016 at 15:28

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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 ...

14 Mar 2017 at 15:17

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Punctuality, pacing and predictions

FINISH LINE ‘It was easy smile after finishing the Louisburgh cycle but Grady’s Hill, at the very end, nearly killed me.’ Health Neill O'Neill ‘Sign up for the Westportif’, they said. ‘It’ll be good craic’, they said. ‘No bother to ...

02 May 2017 at 13:59

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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 ...

25 Apr 2017 at 13:52

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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

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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 ...

02 Jul 2019 at 11:50

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The sixth sense

Diary of a First-Time Dad Edwin McGreal AT A recent policing meeting, one local councillor talked about being a youngster himself, many years ago. “One way to ensure we did something was for our parents to tell us we ...

13 Feb 2018 at 14:26

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‘Over the road’

Diary of a Home Bird Ciara Galvin THERE are some telling signs that you’re getting old. A wrinkle here and there, a grey hair sprouting and then there’s literally being told. While travelling around South America I ...

15 Nov 2017 at 17:21

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Open Sesame

OUT THE GATE After hearing about her aunty, nana and little sister’s epic battle to get to the shops, Saran later volunteered to help with the post-Ophelia clean-up efforts. Diary of a home bird Ciara Galvin IF ...

31 Oct 2017 at 15:22

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