Richie Sadlier

2023 - 3 - 11

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Richie Sadlier praised by fans for 'honest and amazing' journey to ... (Dublin Live)

The RTE pundit had previously opened up about the difficulty he and wife Fiona had conceiving naturally, and they recently welcomed a baby boy.

Congrats on the new arrival & I wish you all the best for the future." Viewers immediately flocked to social media to congratulate Richie on his little family and praise him for opening up about their fertility journey. Speaking to Tommy, Richie said: "I'm only recently at the stage where I can say the phrase 'my son' without crying. It was just like none of that matters now," added Richie. Such a beautiful & gorgeous interview." They welcomed their baby son Sam in February.

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Richie Sadlier praised for incredibly brave chat with Tommy Tiernan (RSVP Live)

The Tommy Tiernan Show returned to our screens tonight and as usual Tommy was unaware as to who would be joining him onstage. Richie Sadlier was first up ...

“After I went to therapy, over time it feels different being me and it’s working. “If people change their views of me or think less of me, that’s up to them. We are the luckiest people ever.” 'Loved that interview with Richie, it’s great to see a man get emotional about the people he loves and not be afraid to show it,' said another. He credited therapy for helping him deal with what he went through and giving him the courage to speak up and share his story. [conceive](https://www.rsvplive.ie/all-about/parenting), and praised both he and Tommy for highlighting the issue.

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Viewers praise Richard Sadlier for tearful interview about becoming ... (Irish Mirror)

The former football player and pundit opened up about his and his wife's journey to parenthood.

All the best to you, Fiona and little Sam.” We had years of wondering maybe we won't and maybe we never will, but we really want to, do we need to stop trying, do we need to accept it won’t happen? “So we did a round of IVF every year for four years. She did a pregnancy test and she was pregnant. “I completely underestimated the heartache of it not working. “For years we thought we couldn’t and wouldn’t.

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'That interview took a turn' -- Tommy Tiernan'chat with Richie Sadlier ... (Extra.ie)

Tommy Tiernan's first guest of the evening was football pundit Richie Sadlier and things took an unexpected turn early in the interview.

The levels of disgust I had for myself – can you imagine what someone’s head is like when you’re dealing with that? You think that would all be in their heads but they wrap it all up and give it to you as they f**k you out the door,' he said. All the feelings, thoughts and emotions that you think belong in the adult’s head – guilt, sense of responsibility, self hatred, shame so bad you can’t even comprehend… ‘So they tell “here’s the little beaker, do your business in the beaker, write down what time it arrived in the beaker, put it into a bag and walk around the corner and give to the lads in the lab". It sounds weird but in comparison to what my wife had to go through this, this was small fry.’ The couple had been open about their struggles to conceive and underwent successive bouts of IVF therapy before getting pregnant.

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Tommy Tiernan Show recap: Richie Sadlier on fertility, fatherhood ... (Irish Examiner)

Last month Sadlier became a father after a long fertility battle. He and his wife were told they could not conceive and underwent IVF treatments over four years ...

“I ran to my mom and said ‘Mom, what is going on?’ And she said war just started. We would drive around in the car, staying in a hotel. I just opened up and it became a bit easier being me.” Can it happen in the 21st century? Last month Sadlier became a father after a long fertility battle. “You just see the benefits of talking in a particular setting with someone who's trained to give you a dig out.

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Viewers praise Richard Sadlier for tearful interview about becoming ... (Irish Mirror)

The former football player and pundit opened up about his and his wife's journey to parenthood.

All the best to you, Fiona and little Sam.” We had years of wondering maybe we won't and maybe we never will, but we really want to, do we need to stop trying, do we need to accept it won’t happen? “So we did a round of IVF every year for four years. She did a pregnancy test and she was pregnant. “I completely underestimated the heartache of it not working. “For years we thought we couldn’t and wouldn’t.

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Tommy Tiernan Show: Viewers full of praise as Richie Sadlier opens ... (Buzz.ie)

The former Republic of Ireland international and RTE pundit opened up about his and his wife's long journey to parenthood.

All the best to you, Fiona and little Sam.” I just opened up and it became a bit easier being me.” She did a pregnancy test and she was pregnant. We had years of wondering maybe we won't and maybe we never will, but we really want to, do we need to stop trying, do we need to accept it won’t happen? “So we did a round of IVF every year for four years. “I completely underestimated the heartache of it not working.

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