'In the grief of losing a baby, then losing my dad, Gene was the light in the middle of it all'

"Gene Daly sits up at the table with us as we talk about his parents' latest cookbook, The Daly Dish Air Fryer, and the whirlwind that has been the last five years of Gina and Karol's lives. Gene recently started playschool near their home in Co Meath, but he's home today, a bit under the weather, while his teenage siblings, Holly and Ben, are at school."

"He's cheerful nonetheless and full of smiles, passing dinosaurs to Gina and Karol and I as we chat, taking a chocolate chip cookie from the plate and licking it comprehensively before deciding he'd like a Danish instead. It is fitting that three-year-old Gene is at the heart of a conversation that covers all the highs and lows of their recent years,"

Gina and Karol Daly publish their fourth cookbook, The Daly Dish Air Fryer, after their initial Instagram food diary went viral in 2019. Their family life over the past five years has included the arrival of their third child, Gene, who has Down syndrome, a miscarriage, the death of Gina's father, and ongoing struggles with body image. Gene recently started playschool near their home in Co Meath and brings joy and energy to the household. The couple balance parenting Gene with two teenage children, navigating grief, weight concerns, and the tendency to prioritise others over themselves.

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