Tric Kearney: 'Her mind was taken up by the important things in a 16-year-old's life. What to wear? What to do with her hair?'

My apologies if you were disturbed last Wednesday around lunchtime, by a loud hissing noise, not unlike the air leaking out of a giant balloon. Don’t worry it was just me letting out my breath as my daughter received her Junior Cert results.

You might have also heard me suck it in again later that evening as she and a group of friends got dressed for results night. And hiss it out once more when she returned safely on Wednesday night.