Lockdown Dad: Sourdough has kept me going the past weeks. Although not as much as my amazing wife and kids

THERE is no concrete news about lifting restrictions as I write. But the soundings from Dr Tony Holohan and the Government are clear — Abandon All Hope. In other news, my kids aren’t getting any older and I managed a loaf of sourdough that didn’t make my wife laugh.

How old are yours? I’ve basically forgotten how old my kids are. It’s a tricky question at the best of times — in my mind, they are still three years of age. (My mother tells me that a parent never really moves beyond that, even when their boy has grey hair and leaves out a groan when he sits down.)