Learner Dad: 'My life has been a failure because I didn’t end up as Ryan Giggs'

It’s time to strike back at the Scouser empire – my son is getting a Manchester United jersey this weekend.

Ryan Giggs celebrates after scoring at Old Trafford, Manchester, in 2004. Picture: Paul Barker Getty Images

NEVER  go for a daddy-daughter day when you’re both trying to shake off a virus. (Not THAT virus, relax.) The eight-year-old and I went for cycle down the Marina last Saturday and shared a lemon granita on the pier in Blackrock. 

So far, so amazing. Then we headed to Dunnes to do some shopping. Half way there I realised I’d left my cycling helmet on the roof of the car, and now it was gone. This made me cranky.