Some children are more equal than others.

Helen O’Callaghan says a viral video of a dad interacting with his baby shows how mirroring behaviour is key for a child’s development.

The current job market is tough to break into but for this no-nonsense dad it seems like there’s no excuse for his son not to be bringing home the cash.

A doting Meath dad who suffered a brain injury in a teenage football match has openly revealed how challenging fatherhood can be with a disability.

UNICEF is encouraging the Irish Government to increase parental supports for fathers and families.

Ahead of Father’s Day this Sunday, Ruth O’Connor asks an eclectic mix of Irish celebs to pen personal, heartfelt letters they would love their dads to read.

Modern dads have become more competitive than ever before, with almost a THIRD admitting they have encouraged their child to cheat - in order for them to win at all costs.

A father has narrowly avoided going through the gates of Limerick Prison for maintenance arrears after coming up with the money en route to the prison.

Gardaí in Dublin have launched a murder inquiry after a 32-year-old father of two was involved in a hit and run on Thursday night, writes Joe Leogue.

Children of gardaí have been approached on a football pitch and told their father is a “scumbag” for policing a protest after being identified via social media, a Garda conference has heard, writes Cormac O'Keeffe.

A father is due to be sentenced in Canada today for grooming and having sex with an underage Irish girl during two trips here in 2013, writes Cormac O'Keeffe.

The daughter of a Chinese man killed in a police raid in Paris says her father "never had a chance" against the officers who broke down their door and shot him.

Good news for dads, who’ve been ranked number one as children’s top hero in a survey of close to 600 families.

A Fathers4Justice campaign calling for the recognition and protection of the rights of the father in relation to the unborn child is now likely to go ahead in Cork, it emerged tonight.

A suspected murder-suicide note left by Alan Hawe “could contain nothing or could contain everything”, garda sources have said writes Cormac O'Keefe.

A father charged with the manslaughter of his toddler twin girls had been drinking before he left them in a hot car, police said.

A former Sinn Fein councillor and his father who appeared today at the Special Criminal Court have been charged with the intent to commit false imprisonment.

An Australian who repeatedly raped his daughter and organised strangers to abuse her while he watched was jailed for 22-and-a-half years yesterday, telling police “it was fun while it lasted”.

Love bombing, is a concept that parents connect with their children by finding time to do what the child wants to do, reports Gwen Loughman

Pamper your pops this Father’s Day. Katie Wright sniffs out the smart smellies guaranteed to raise a smile.

Irish dads are a peculiar kettle of fish.

James Breakwell is a father of four girls and a comedy writer.

This is a new one!

This video shows a son giving his ‘old man’ an awful fright.

A good egg.

Wildlife rangers in Zimbabwe accidentally killed two Italian residents - a father and son - who were assisting with an anti-poaching patrol, Zimbabwean authorities have said.

JUST before Christmas, an interesting piece written by child therapist Angela Hanscom popped up in the Washington Post.

The father of California shooting spree killer Tashfeen Malik says he condemns and regrets his daughter’s action and the deaths in San Bernardino.

From cool colognes to posh gift sets, Katie Wright rounds-up the season’s best buys for blokes

AMERICAN poet Charles Bukowski was not noted for his sunny disposition. 

A father’s heartwarming explanation to his son about the Paris terror attacks is electrifying social media, with more than 29m views on Facebook alone.

Investigators in Louisiana have been examining forensics after a shooting by law enforcement officers left a six-year-old boy dead and his father critically wounded.

A two-year-old died in the UK when her father accidentally ran her down in what a coroner described as “one of the most tragic cases” she has seen.

A bride’s father collapsed and died on her wedding day.

He does this every year since his son was three years old!

The woman wrote in to Ryan Tubridy's 2FM show looking for a Sean from Armagh.

The father of the gunman who shot dead 38 people in the Tunisia beach massacre has said he is “ashamed” of his son’s actions.