Episode 4: Parenting

Episode 4: Parenting

“There’s an old African proverb that says it takes a village to raise a child.” But what does parenting actually look like in modern Ireland?

In this episode of Friends in Low Places, the four lads wrap up 2025 with an honest conversation about parenting in your 40s — from raising young kids and teenagers to navigating modern pressures, schools, social media, and family life.

We explore:

  • Whether parenting really is a shared community responsibility

  • How raising children in Ireland today compares to how we were raised

  • The realities of being midlife dads

  • What we’ve learned (and what we’re still figuring out)

  • The pressure, guilt, humour and unpredictability of family life

This isn’t a parenting advice podcast — it’s four Irish men sharing real experiences of fatherhood, marriage, modern life and growing older.

If you’re navigating life after 40, raising kids in Ireland, or wondering whether anyone else is winging it, this one’s for you.

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Episode 18: The Conversation We Never Thought We'd Have

Episode 18: The Conversation We Never Thought We'd Have

For FILP Episode 18, the lads are joined by Philip Briscoe from The Mid-Life Men Podcast for a conversation we never thought we'd have via a podcast. Together, we discuss getting older, mental well-be...

22 Jun 49min

Episode 17: Things That Have Disappeared… Bring It Back or Bin?

Episode 17: Things That Have Disappeared… Bring It Back or Bin?

In Episode 17, Sean, Mike & Niall are asking a very important midlife question: What disappeared from everyday life… and should we bring it back or bin it forever?From being told to “be home before da...

2 Jun 58min

Episode 16: Music of the 80s & 90s with Handsome Pat Collins

Episode 16: Music of the 80s & 90s with Handsome Pat Collins

Episode 16 of Friends in Low Places is all about the music of the 80s and 90s. This episode looks at international music as we covered Irish music during episode 10. The songs, bands, videos, guilty p...

25 Mai 53min

Episode 15: Sporting Memories that Stuck!

Episode 15: Sporting Memories that Stuck!

For Episode 15, the lads dive into the sporting memories that still stick with us years later — matches, moments, victories, heartbreaks and the near misses we still talk about.From school sports and ...

9 Mai 50min

Episode 14: A Few Regrets but We’ll Be Grand

Episode 14: A Few Regrets but We’ll Be Grand

We’ve all heard them, the big life regrets people have at the end. Not spending enough time with people, working too much, losing touch with friends… nothing shocking, which is probably the problem.In...

1 Mai 48min

Episode 13: School Days (with a Principle)

Episode 13: School Days (with a Principle)

Are school days really the best days of your life?Sean, Aaron, Mike and Niall all went to St Ailbe’s Secondary School in Tipperary Town and in this episode, they go back (in a way).They’re joined by p...

25 Apr 48min

Episode 12: Irish Weddings are Mad

Episode 12: Irish Weddings are Mad

Ahh, yes - who doesn’t enjoy a good old Irish wedding?From pints before the ceremony to residents’ bar sing-songs, best man speeches to beef or salmon, it’s a big day out… but at what cost? And would ...

6 Apr 51min

Episode 11: Room 101

Episode 11: Room 101

Welcome to Episode 11 - Room 101.Everyone has things that annoy them more than they should… this is where we try to get rid of them.In this episode, the lads lightheartedly take on their everyday pet ...

1 Apr 44min

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