The Shape I’m In: Tommy Fleming

IT may be the sound of the Atlantic crashing against the coastline, an umbilical attachment to the county of his birth, or simple home comforts. Whatever the reason, Tommy Fleming insists on sleeping in his own bed every night, no matter how far he has to travel after a gig. “I drive home to Sligo even when I’m down in Cork. 

I’ll be 25 years this year on the road and I prefer to be in my own bed,” says the singer who has sold more than 2m records.

Living in Enniscrone with the beach just a hop and a skip away, the 44-year-old is married to Tina. Their only child Rebecca is studying journalism in Dublin. He also counts his two dogs — Teddy and Robbie — as part of the family.