The Irish grandparents stepping up to help with childcare: ‘It can be hard work, but it’s very rewarding’

As childcare costs soar, Irish grandparents who help with the care of their grandchildren explain why they love doing the job even after rearing their own

Tom Hannigan, Siobhán Gleeson and their grandchildren Holly and Evan

Arlene Harris

In March of this year, Kris Jenner (of Keeping Up With the Kardashians fame) raised a few eyebrows when, in an interview with Los Angeles Magazine, she revealed that she doesn’t spend one-on-one time with any of her 13 grandchildren, because it would take “half a month” to meet each of them and she doesn’t have the time.

“I am like, nope, not going to do that — they’re not getting that out of me,” she said.