Dadcast - Misadventures in parenting

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It's the final episode of the series and the dads are ready to tackle your biggest issues! Any topics or questions you want their (questionable) advice on? Email thedadcast@offtheball.com! @DadcastPod | @NiveaUK

The Dads are back and the summer fear is officially setting in... Any topics or questions you want their (questionable) advice on? Email thedadcast@offtheball.com! @DadcastPod | @NiveaUK

The dads are gearing up for the biggest day of the year (no, not US Open Sunday Nathan...), it's almost Father's Day! Any topics or questions you want their (questionable) advice on? Email thedadcast@offtheball.com! @DadcastPod | @NiveaUK

That's rare is wonderful, as the dads are back after the Bank Holiday weekend, for a second podcast in two weeks! This week, Ger Gilroy, Adrian Barry, Nathan Murphy and Dave McIntyre grapple with a massive dilemma: whether to tidy up their kid's playroom or not! Dadcast is in partnership with Nivea Men. Try Ireland's No.1 Skincare brand.

This season of Dadcast is rolling on! Ger is joined by the usual suspects of Adrian, Dave and Nathan. Make sure to keep an eye on the Dadcast twitter account for any upcoming news about when The Dadcast go on the road! #Dadcast | @NiveaUK

Three-quarters of the Dadcast showed up for work today (or depending who you ask, did the opposite of what they were supposed to...), while a lonely Adrian virtually hangs out in the background. Dumping sh*tty underwear, explaining sportwashing and fighting over being helpful - the dads have got it all this week! Any topics or questions you want their (questionable) advice on? Email thedadcast@offtheball.com! @DadcastPod | @NiveaUK

It's an international Dadcast this week! Your emails, nights away and board games - we've got it all! #Dadcast | @NiveaUK

The dads are finally back together after Nathan's trip to America (it's no Centre Parks though)! #Dadcast | @NiveaUK

The dads are back once more and fully of life's most philosophical parenting questions... #Dadcast | @NiveaUK

The dads are back and as all over the place as usual, so strap yourself in for S3 Ep.3 of The Dadcast (yes Adrian, that is where we're at)! #Dadcast | @NiveaUK

Team Dadcast are back and as concerned as ever... when will Dave's son hold his hand for the last time, will the teenage years be as bad as Nathan fears, will Adrian ever stop falling asleep on the sofa... #Dadcast | @NiveaUK

Whether you want it or not, THE DADCAST IS BACK! Yes, the whole crew is back together - Ger Gilroy, Nathan Murphy, Dave McIntyre & Adrian Barry are reunited and apparently, still struggling at this whole parenting thing... Email the dads your own screw-ups - Dadcast@OffTheBall.com! #Dadcast | @NiveaUK

This is it - "the good stuff has dried up" says Dave, but that's not all. The Dads go out with a bang - one is having another baby and one has finally got the snip. Find out who in our last ever episode - complain bitterly to dadcast@offtheball.com 

Ger, Dave and Nathan are back this week with more tales from their misadventures in parenting. Dave discusses his son's last day of Montessori. Email them your problems - a problem shared is top-quality content after all! Dadcast@offtheball.com Enjoy!

The dads are back this week with more tales from their misadventures in parenting. No Ger this week but we have a very special guest to step in, Irish rugby legend Paul O'Connell. Email them your problems - a problem shared is top-quality content after all! Dadcast@offtheball.com This episode of Dadcast is brought to you with thanks to Gillette. #BestFaceForward Enjoy!

Ger, Dave, Nathan, and Adrian are back this week with more tales from their misadventures in parenting. For once, some of the dad's wish they were older, they others reach the vaccine cohort. Email them your problems - a problem shared is top-quality content after all! Dadcast@offtheball.com Enjoy!

Ger, Dave, and Adrian are back this week with more tales from their misadventures in parenting.  Email them your problems - a problem shared is top-quality content after all! Dadcast@offtheball.com Enjoy!

Nathan, Dave, Ger and Adrian are back this week with more tales from their misadventures in parenting. Email them your problems - a problem shared is top-quality content after all! Dadcast@offtheball.com

No Ger this week but Nathan, Dave, and Adrian are back this week with more tales from their misadventures in parenting. This week see the kids back to sport and the terrible twos! Email them your problems - a problem shared is top-quality content after all! Dadcast@offtheball.com Enjoy!

All four dads are back this week. We'd love to hear from you - fire your questions our way dadcast@offtheball.com 

This week the dads are wondering about the preparation for xmas, Dave's co-parent is dishing out the strikes in their new three strikes policy in real time and everyone is dealing with the existential crisis de nos jours.  Email Dadcast@offtheball.com or tweet @dadcastpod with your complaints, ideas and whatever else you're having...

Questions this week are including, but not limited to, do parents of teenagers ever get laid? Are balance bikes the way forward? What's good to binge now you've finished your tv.  Email Dadcast@offtheball.com or leave a review for us on iTunes. You can always get us on twitter @dadcastpod

A mix of topics on this week's Dadcast as Lockdown 2.0 gets underway. This time the ones having the trouble sleeping aren't the kids, it's the Dads. Also getting the confidence to bring your kids cycling on the roads - when do you want to do that? And a thought provoking letter from a listener to dadcast@offtheball.com has the Dads thinking about how to broach the topic of racism with your kids, and when you might do it. 

How involved are you in your kids' sports teams? Are you a whistle and tracksuit person or, like Nathan, are you in your suit barking instructions to make sure the centre-halves have split and the rondo is functioning? What's wrong with a bit of ambition anyway? Better living through vicarious-try? 

It's all the big questions this week - like the time Nathan had the bejeesus scared out of him by an expert visiting the school who asked - what age are you happy for your kids to see porn? because that's the age you get a phone. Yikes. Dave commentates on his kids. And inspired by a letter to the paper's agony aunt the Dad's talk hearing your old pair having sex, and ultimately being that old pair at some point. And remember join the party, we'd love to hear from you - you can email dadcast@offtheball.com or you can leave a review on iTunes here (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/dadcast-misadventures-in-parenting/id1437650268#see-all/reviews) The Pod is also on twitter @dadcastpod.  (http://www.twitter.com/dadcastpod) From now on your weekly dose of misadventures in parenting will be brought to you by Cadbury Freddo Treasures, Discover the New Freddo Treasures, The Space Series with Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons and one surprise toy in every chest. We have a brilliant competition this week too - just get over to our Twitter feed and RT this episode. 

This week the dads, Ger Gilroy, Dave McIntyre, Adrian Barry and Nathan Murphy, talk about the absence of sleep and why it is a proper form of torture. Also where do you stand on co-sleeping? The kicks to the face, the shouting in your face, the constant terror of being awoken by a head-butt from the crown of an alien life-form in your bed. Sounds awesome right? An anonymous but friendly listener also chastises us for our plans around going out to eat. We need to be more disciplined and make an effort, and stop allowing our kids to ruin our lives. Good advice or pie in the sky? There's a story of a week lost in school to a Covid test, a dysfunctional testing process and the grim reality that this is likely to be everyone's existence for the next few months as the coughs go around and around and around. Like Nirvana crooned - "pass it back and forth, from my mouth to yours..." That lyric may be misremembered but I'm blaming it on a lack of sleep. Dadcast also ponders the question about how much information is too much? What are the words and concepts to explain racism, Trump, Covid etc to your kids and how much should you shield them from? And remember join the party, we'd love to hear from you - you can email dadcast@offtheball.com or you can leave a review on iTunes here (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/dadcast-misadventures-in-parenting/id1437650268#see-all/reviews) The Pod is also on twitter @dadcastpod.  (http://www.twitter.com/dadcastpod) From now on your weekly dose of misadventures in parenting will be brought to you by Cadbury Freddo Treasures, Discover the New Freddo Treasures, The Space Series with Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons and one surprise toy in every chest.

Friend of the show, Dr Emmett Byrne, joins the Dads to terrorize/explain to Dave exactly how a vasectomy works. He is a urologist, as well as a former Leinster and Ireland prop. This will be our final show talking about your mickey for a while given how much time we've spent on it, so fill your boots and luxuriate in the details of the actual instruments used, how it won't affect your sex-drive, or your experience of sex, other than to make you certain you're not having another baby. We even get into reversals and how they work. And there's bonus material of the doctor in Kildare who got shot by an unhappy customer!  There's more information here, and the podcast is longer, than you ever thought you needed about the fine art of vasectomy. This will either confirm 100% you are doing the right thing or scare you off for life. Dave is uncertain, but we will never hear from him again on this matter until after the fact.  Our thanks to Dr Emmett Byrne - you can get more information on how to avail of his services here (https://www.vasectomy-ireland.com/content/about-us) And remember join the party, we'd love to hear from you - you can email dadcast@offtheball.com or you can leave a review on iTunes here (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/dadcast-misadventures-in-parenting/id1437650268#see-all/reviews) The Pod is also on twitter @dadcastpod.  (http://www.twitter.com/dadcastpod) From now on your weekly dose of misadventures in parenting will be brought to you by Cadbury Freddo Treasures, Discover the New Freddo Treasures, The Space Series with Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons and one surprise toy in every chest.

This week's Dadcast has all the dads, talking about tantrums in restaurants, patience with working from home wearing thin and reader's letters are curiously obsessed with the snip. A very detailed email this week has left the Dad's divided on how they feel about the potential for their future fertility to the point where things are hurtling towards a resolution next week. Seriously. Also what do you do when your kid just won't calm down at a restaurant, nothing - not even the hypnotic power of YouTube will help. Should you move? Do you tough it out? What can alleviate the pain and embarrassment? Do you care? Probably not at this point. Loads of correspondence this week - join the party, we'd love to hear from you - you can email dadcast@offtheball.com or you can leave a review on iTunes here (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/dadcast-misadventures-in-parenting/id1437650268#see-all/reviews) The Pod is also on twitter @dadcastpod (http://www.twitter.com/dadcastpod) From now on your weekly dose of misadventures in parenting will be brought to you by Cadbury Freddo Treasures, Discover the New Freddo Treasures, The Space Series with Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons and one surprise toy in every chest.

On this week's Dadcast, Nathan is all up for a bit of shame making it difficult for parents to send their kids to school. A SWAT team of shame. Also is a runny nose the definition of sick these days? Yikes. Dave and Ger are slowly learning to accept that perhaps the punishment beatings meted out by their larger siblings is just a part of growing up for young 'uns these days. It's a correspondence week this week on Dadcast, with Nathan, Ger and Dave answering some readers queries and listening intently to the continuing descriptions of the snip. Nathan also finally reveals the ingenious way he got a full refund from the hotel in Spain he'd recommended to everyone. It involves tempting fate a little and may hasten his decision to have his tubes tied, just in case. Loads of correspondence this week - join the party, we'd love to hear from you - you can email dadcast@offtheball.com or you can leave a review on iTunes here (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/dadcast-misadventures-in-parenting/id1437650268#see-all/reviews) The Pod is also on twitter @dadcastpod (http://www.twitter.com/dadcastpod) From now on your weekly dose of misadventures in parenting will be brought to you by Cadbury Freddo Treasures, Discover the New Freddo Treasures, The Space Series with Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons and one surprise toy in every chest.

They f**k you up, your mum and dad.        They may not mean to, but they do.   They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. Dave was channeling his inner Philip Larkin and worrying his kids by worrying that they might worry. Confused? Don't worry, it'll all make sense. This week an expectant Dad wants to know will he suddenly not be lazy once the baby arrives, or is this it? Dave reveals that his kids were basically good sleepers so it's not going to be that hard, that doesn't go down really well. And our now weekly snip update suggests it's less painful than you might think. And we're back to scheduling. Adrian is tired and stressed by working at home and may need to make a distress call. Again. And the report of Nathan's holidays were so hot we had to use asbestos gloves.* Loads of correspondence this week - join the party, we'd love to hear from you - you can email dadcast@offtheball.com or you can leave a review on iTunes here (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/dadcast-misadventures-in-parenting/id1437650268#see-all/reviews) The Pod is also on twitter @dadcastpod (http://www.twitter.com/dadcastpod) From now on your weekly dose of misadventures in parenting will be brought to you by Cadbury Freddo Treasures, Discover the New Freddo Treasures, The Space Series with Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons and one surprise toy in every chest. *they may have been lost in the mists of time too. 

We have an update on the pooing in public situation from Adrian. Dave had posed the question last week about getting your kids in to sport and there are plenty of opinions on offer from our listeners. They emailed us on dadcast@offtheball.com or they tweeted us @dadcastpod 

This week the Dad's talk about summer camps, going out for the first time in ages, Dave's tan and how going back to school might look. 

Oh look, is that a cloud? This and some other questions you might not be ready to answer - share your experiences on dadcast@offtheball.com

A pair of the dads have been having dreams recently where they end up divorced. One of them corrects himself to say nightmare. Then it turns out break-up dreams are fairly regular. Are they? dadcast@offtheball.com

Oh just because Joe Wicks says you have to schedule sex now its OK? Some of the dad's aren't buying the phone alarm as the sign to get romantic.  Also what the hell is going to happen when the kids go back to school? 

Living can seem hard enough at the moment, but what happens when someone you love dies during Covid-19? This week's episode is a rumination on grief as Dave talks about the sudden death of one of his oldest friends who leaves behind a shocked young family. 

There's a metaphor in having your kid pooh in the park, we're just too tired and strung out to make it. This week the dad's talk housework, being down in the dumps, Dave's mantra is working for our listeners and more. 

This week Dave reveals a new mantra for dealing with the inevitable anger that is a constant during parenting. It's surprisingly simple, and so far, effective. He reluctantly tells the story of how he got there, forever known now as #scootergate. But hey, aren't all journeys journey's of discovery?  Will working from home be part of all our lives from now on? How's the eating and drinking going and what about the exercise to counter-balance it?  This week's episode is coming to grips, slowly, with a new reality and beginning to find a toolkit for dealing with our new reality. Review us on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends or email dadcast@offtheball.com

Nose jizz, joggers, coughers, and the chance to change your life, traffic on the M11, pile-on's, boozing only 5 nights a week and much much more. Email dadcast@offtheball or better still rate us on iTunes

Dave poses the question does this time with your kids improve or dis-improve your relationship with them? And what of his plans for the snip? The power of nightmares? Ger's been having them. And booze, lots of booze, so much that it literally arrives mid-show.  

It's not really quarantine if someone can cough in your face is it? Just don't cough in Dave McIntyre's face, or maybe anyone's. And don't ask someone to keep their social distance if you're not prepared to be threatened. Quarantine is going well for the Dads so far! 

A welcome respite? Hell no! This is an all Covid-19 version of the Dadcast but we need your ideas dadast@offtheball.com for any diversions. Or hit us on twitter @dadcastpod

Advice corner - some people thought it would be a good idea to ask these chumps advice, what could go wrong? Adrian's policy on swearing has come back to bite him - fkn hll! We're also answering some queries from listeners who surely must at the point of no return if they're asking the dads for help. 

You are not alone. It turns out most parents are undergoing the same trials and tribulations. This week the dad's open the mailbag for some unadulterated feedback. Email them dadcast@offtheball.com or hit them up on twitter @dadcastpod

2020 starts with tales of Christmas woe, new years resolutions and more. Email the Dads dadcast@offtehball.com or leave a review, tweet the Dads at twitter.com/dadcastpod

Dave, Nathan and Ger talk about surviving the festive season in the final Dadcast of 2019. Have a great Christmas - feel free to email us on dadcast@offtheball.com or tweet us @dadcastpod

Well you'd think with a visitor in the house the lads would tidy up their act, but hey why change the habit of a lifetime? Gordon D'arcy has a couple of kids, a clatter of medals and caps for Ireland and is now the author of a book that's earning rave reviews from kids and grown-ups alike. He joined the lads to chat through his career, being a Dad and writing for kids. Enjoy. Email dadcast@offtheball.com or leave a review on Apple Podcasts. 

Waaay too many tough questions being posed on this week's show, luckily the lads aren't taking their mistakes, shouting and phone addictions too seriously. 

So this may have been resting in the audiobank a few weeks at this point. Enjoy! Dave, Nathan and Adrian take you through the trials, tribulations and craic. 

Adrian curses a lot through this show, so be warned. Should random Irish companies have sleep pods? Probably not but the Dads waste a good five minutes on it anyway, remember the times you could just have random chats? This is freeform, almost jazz-like parenting. Sibling rivalry, sleep deprivation and loads more. Email us on dadcast@offtheball.com