Are you about to become a stay at home Dad?

Neal Boyle (Director & Cameraman with Hollybrook Films) is developing a TV series on stay-at-home dads. I am looking for Dads who are about to stop work / take redundancy in the near future and are going to be the main stay-at-home parent for the short term at least.

Whether by choice or circumstance, Irish fathers are taking a bigger role in the day-to-day care of their children. Being at home with the kids might be brought about by choice, redundancy or job loss but I see this series as mostly being about fatherhood and from the guy's perspective - men have different attitudes towards parenting which we rarely hear. I want to hear what you think about parenting, how easy or hard it is, or how you're getting on trying to juggle childcare with setting up a new business, retraining or looking for work.

Stay at home Dads might not be the 'traditional role' but there is a growing number doing this now. For many this is their first real opportunity to spend lot of time with their child or children and have the time to watch them grow - the series would record that time from the Dad's point of view.

Ideally I want to follow Dads from their first days at home, follow how they're getting on and hear their thoughts and experiences of being the parent at home. If you would be interested in taking part please contact me at:

Email: nboyle@hollybrookfilms.com
Tel: 056 771 2663 (daytime)
Mb: 087 235 2399 (day or evening)