Meet the Rabbitte family, motley bunch of loveable ne'er-do-wells whose everyday purgatory is rich with hangovers, dogshit and dirty dishes. When the older sister announces her pregnancy, the family is forced to rally together and discover the strangeness of intimacy. But the question remains: which friend of the family is the father of Sharon's child?
Twenty year old Sharon Rabbitte is pregnant. Shes also unmarried, living at home, working in a grocery store, and keeping the identity of the father a secret. Her own father, Jimmy Sr., is shocked by the news. Her mother says little. Her friends and neighbors all want to know whose "snapper" shes carrying.