A single parent who built a retro arcade machine to try and connect with his teenage son has turned his idea into a business.

Aidan Deering said he was losing his then 13-year-old son to digital devices as he spent hours playing on his mobile phone and home game consoles.

After struggling to build a relationship with Sean, the Dublin father came up with the idea to build a two-player traditional arcade machine.

He said: “I was a single parent and I was trying to connect with Sean, who was at the stage where he wanted to be with his friends and play his own games.

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