Clodagh Finn: What happens when #MeToo hashtag hype wears off?

It was inspiring to see the stars wear black on the red carpet to support the victims of sexual violence, but what happens to the ordinary people who stand up and say, ‘Me Too’?

Come here to me Saoirse Ronan till I give you a hug, a great big bear of a hug and a squeeze with it, not so much to congratulate you on your best-actress win at the Golden Globes — though how cool is that? — but for managing to sound totally normal in the spotlight.

The gifted Carlow woman took to the stage in a black Versace dress in solidarity with the #MeToo movement and said this: “My mam’s on Facetime on someone’s phone over there, so ‘Hi’.” She also pronounced film, “fill-um”, as most of us do. I punched the air.