Working life: Fionnuala Hickey, research manager, Fighting Blindness

6.45am

He comes to tell me that the sun is up and the next hour is a busy mix of breakfast, picking a book for his book club and a favourite toy to bring to pre-school.

I drop him off en route to work and take the Dart into Dublin city centre from where it’s a short walk to the office in Ely Place. I am research manager with Fighting Blindness.