My favourite room: 'Surrogacy is very costly, it's a luxury. We have a lot of friends who weren't able to do the journey. So they're all our babies' uncles'

"Looking at these photos of Ciaran Mulligan and his husband Bryan McCormack's home in Dublin 6, certain words spring to mind - stunning, spectacular, luxury, even boutique hotel and above all, pristine. That is all about to change. Those ugly stair gates that pockmark family homes are going to appear everywhere, there will be safety locks on everything and baby mush will be ground into the deep pile of the carpets."

"Those ugly stair gates that pockmark family homes are going to appear everywhere, there will be safety locks on everything and baby mush will be ground into the deep pile of the carpets. Worse, spaghetti sauce will stain the walls and crayon scribbles will no doubt be everywhere. And nothing will please Ciaran and Bryan more. They have three new adorable babies, currently four months old, and they can't wait for them to be sitting up, crawling, doing what babies do and in the process,"

Ciaran Mulligan is an insurance entrepreneur who has been starting businesses throughout his working life and is preparing to launch another. He shares a home in Dublin 6 with his husband Bryan McCormack that presents as stunning, spectacular, luxurious and pristine. The household is about to transform with the arrival of three adorable four-month-old babies. The home will gain stair gates, safety locks and endure baby mush ground into deep carpet piles. Spaghetti sauce stains and crayon scribbles are expected. Ciaran and Bryan eagerly anticipate the babies sitting up, crawling and making the anticipated messes.

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