I’ve been thinking about the term ‘durable relationships,’ in absolutely no relation to the referendum whatsoever. No relation, you hear!No fruitless, semantic quibbles! This is a decision-making free zone.

'I can’t celebrate this. I still want equal recognition of my son, and my daughters, in our constitution. I still, against the tide, care about that'

Early intervention is crucial, so the appropriate measures should be in place

Some good has come from this care referendum. We are thinking and talking about care. I will be voting yes to family, and yes to care. Care is a significant part of every life, to varying and ever-changing degrees.

Less than half of people in Irish prisons have completed the Junior Cycle

The WhatsApp messages have been coming all week. ‘Ruined. ’ Followed by, ‘Devastated. ’ Then a lull. A day or two later: ‘Crying in the shower thinking about that scene again. ’ My friends have been watching One Day on Netflix.

Reacting to her recent Brit Awards nomination for Best International Song, Dubliner Jazzy had this to say: “It feels surreal and also amazing because obviously, that’s what the Irish people do.

The notion that we should keep the reference to a woman’s ‘life within the home’, to reflect the work she continues to do, is idiotic

A few months back, somebody suggested I write a column about visiting a medium. I liked the idea straight away, mostly because I’d never have come up with it myself. I’d characterise myself as being both sceptical and open-minded.

There is one film I would love everyone to see. It is based on a true story. The protagonist is an Irish nun living in France and working as a nurse during the Second World War, caring for both German and Allied soldiers.