Cork City · Est. the lads
LADS2DADS — Peer-led support group for fathers in Cork City
A peer-led support group for fathers in Cork City.
Share the journey. Lean on the lads.
Know a dad who'd benefit? Pass it on
all sorts of dads · all welcome
What's the story?
Lads2Dads is a peer-led space where dads in Cork get together and have the chats they probably aren't having anywhere else. The good days, the long nights, the bits nobody warned you about.
No therapists. No clipboards. No agenda. Just a circle of fathers, new, old, step, single, in-between, drinking tea, drinking coffee, talking like grown men who actually know each other.
You can come once. You can come every month. You can sit there and say absolutely nothing the first time. We'll still save you a bolster (it's a yoga studio, no chairs, you'll cope).
"You don't have to have it all figured out to belong here."
Where to find us
Next session
Saturday 6th June 2026
Cork Lotus Yoga Studio · ~15:00
Counting down…
WHEN
One Saturday a month · ~15:00
Dates shift depending on studio availability
WHERE
Cork Lotus Yoga Studio
Given the space at no cost, we're very grateful
HOW MUCH
Free
Just turn up. Bring yourself.
What to expect
- Not a bit. Plenty of lads come for weeks and just listen. If you want to talk, talk. If you don't, don't. The bolster is yours either way (yoga studio, no chairs, you'll live).
What the lads say
"Didn't realise how much I needed a room full of fellas who weren't going to fix me."
"As a dad it's easy to forget yourself in the chaos. Having a space to reflect, to share and to open up in helped me to process things that I didn't even know were weighing me down. And that was after only half a session 😂"
"Being able to talk openly and realise everyone has challenges and we're all just trying to figure it out as best we can. I go to help me be a better dad."
"This group was here for me at the very toughest moments of fatherhood. Without them I don't know where I'd be."
Come say hello
Can't make Saturdays?
We've a WhatsApp group going for dads who want to stay involved. Some of the lads can't make the meet-ups but they're still very much part of it.
DM us on Instagram or text 086 458 9084 to join.
Want to start one in your town?
Thinking of getting a Lads2Dads going in your village, town or city anywhere in Ireland? We'd love to help. Drop us a line and we'll share what's worked, what hasn't, and lend a hand getting you off the ground.
DM us on Instagram or text 086 458 9084 for a chat.
No sign-up. No pressure. Just show up.
Know a dad who might need this?