INTERVIEWS

Vomiting, sleepless nights, getting punched in the genitals…. Oh yes, these are the types of stories we like to hear about how your kids are treating you! Chitter Chatter is a selection of filmed interviews with Raising Ireland creator Sharyn Hayden and you, some of Ireland’s most Amazing Parents.

Welcome to Series Two of our Chitter Chatter interviews with Amazing Parents – just click on each photo to watch the full interviews.

In Part Two of our Chitter Chatter series, we meet super proud mum to a wonderful gay son, Pamela Cleary. Love never sounded so easy.

Pamela and Marc

Pamela and her son Marc

Part One is with the lovely Siobhán Boyce, a mum who has taught her daughter Clodagh the value of hard work and study, and how they all coped with losing Siobhan’s own mother almost seven years ago.

Amazing Parent Siobhan Boyce

Siobhan and Clodagh

Part Six in our opening series with parents is with journalist and author Amanda Brunker. We talk about Nature Versus Nuture, her most perfect moments with her two handsome sons, and ‘that’ now infamous placenta story! Click on the photo below to watch the full interview.

Pic:Marc O'Sullivan www.marcosullivan.ie 087 2624540

Amanda Brunker

Part Five in our opening series of interviews with parents, happens to be with a parent-in-waiting – Doireann Langford! We talk about pregnant women in high heels, the girl who predicted that Doireann will have a ‘Monster Baby’, and why no one should watch those shows about giving birth. Click on the photo below to watch the full interview.

Mature Mother In The Making!

Doireann Langford

Part Four in our opening series of interviews with parents is with Aine Wall – entrepreneur and mum to Charlie, who is nearly 13! Does the term ‘online gaming’ make you feel nervous when it comes to your kids’ safety? Aine reckons it’s all a matter of consistent supervision. Click on the photo below to watch the full interview.

Aine with son Charlie

Áine and Charlie

Part Three in our opening series of interviews with parents is with Nicola Tarrant – a stay-at-home-mum to two baby girls under the age of two (and a bit!). How does she do it? Watch as we talk about ‘that’ creche report, being perpetually pregnant, and weeing on the floor… Click the photo below to watch the full interview.

Nicola Tarrant

Nicola with Matt, Tia and Taylor

Part Two in our opening series of interviews with parents is with Mags McGarrity – a full-time employee, part-time bellydancer and single parent to Jack (9) since she was 22 years old. Watch as we chat about the importance of taking time for yourself, and how soon we can start training our kids to bring us a cup of coffee! Yay! Click the photo below to watch the full interview.

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Mags McGarrity

Part One in our opening series of interviews with parents living in Ireland, starts with actor and dad to 2-and-a-half-year-old Ben, Gavin O’Connor. Over a cuppa, we chat about sleepless nights, projectile vomit and what it means to Gavin and his family that he doesn’t work a 9-5 job. Click the photo below to watch the full interview.

Gavin and his son, Ben

Gavin and Ben