Meet the dads who are happy to go walkabout with their child in a sling

Babywearing is no longer just for mums. Karen Funnell meets Irish men who believe there is nothing more manly than carrying your child in a sling.

USING a baby sling has been a way of life through the ages but the Western world has been slow to embrace it.

It was often disparaged as a ‘hippie’ or Third World contraption, or for those who couldn’t afford a swanky stroller.