Tric Kearney: 'Three of our four children barely read and I suspect two would return my gift completely if they had the receipt'

IF you saw me today, you might notice I’m wearing my ‘don’t mess with me’ face. What’s bothering me? Could it be my children? Or yer man? Maybe even the dog? No, on this occasion they’re entirely innocent. It was Facebook, writes Tric Kearney.

Yes, today Facebook and I fell out when I read yet another post telling me: ‘The love of reading is one of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child’.