Are dads a help or a hindrance in the labour ward

Jamie Bolger was happy to be at the birth of his twins James and Niamh, seen here six months down the road.

ARE men “entirely bloody irrelevant” during the birth of their children? Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary certainly thinks so.

The outspoken chief executive recently questioned the trend for men to attend the birth of their children in delivery wards.