Gstore.ie Teams up with Dad.ie

For the last few weeks we have been talking David from Dad.ie its a great new site for all the expecting Dads out there and really is a fantastic resource, David's story is below


Who's the Dad.ie?

When my wife became pregnant like all new dads-to-be I needed to know what I was letting myself in for, I desperately wanted information on what to expect over the nine months so the obvious place to start off with was on the net. What I found on there was a distinct lack of information for dads-to-be written from a male perspective. Now don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of great pink & fluffy sites for the expectant mammy, but not one for us dads. I was also working in Waterstones at the time so I was familiar with the limited number of pregnancy and parenting books on offer for men.

My decision to go ahead and set up Dad.ie was further reinforced whilst attending the scans at our obstetrician’s office. You see, although the mums-to-be were chatting freely together exchanging tips and recommending various prenatal products, the dads looked very out of place, and if I must be honest, a little lost!

As the site began to develop I discovered that what was needed was more than information just for the dad-to-be, there were other major areas of interest that needed to be included such as articles on fatherhood, health issues, money & legal advice and general areas of interest including motoring, travel, grooming, sport & fitness, gadgets and entertainment. What is also of great significance on the site is a forum where dads and dads-to-be can talk about a range of issues from childbirth to everyday dad life. Dad.ie is designed in the style of a modern men’s magazine with articles updated regularly and with all previous articles available through the site’s archive.

Visitors can subscribe to newsletters and take part in online polls. I am delighted to have onboard a host of writers whose contribution is based not only on their professional experience but also on their practical experience as dads & dads-to-be. This includes the popular RTE Clinical Psychologist David Coleman (“Teens in the Wild”) and John Lowe – ‘The Money Doctor’, known for his bestselling books on personal finance. Padraig Murphy, formally of the RTE programme ‘Health Squad’, John McHale - Sports Editor with Cork’s Evening Echo newspaper, Brian Byrne – Managing Editor of ‘Irish Car + Travel’. Journalist and author of the dad-to-be diary -‘That’s My Baby!’, Pól Ó Conghaile, men’s health correspondent – Dr. Tony Foley, GP, and Dr. John Waterstone – Medical Director and Co-Founder of Cork Fertility Centre. August sees the launch of dadblog - a platform for all dads and dads-to-be to submit their own diary entries on dad life.