Learner Dad: My daughter is a fiend for making friends

"I love watching one of my kids making an instant connection with someone else – it’s a sign that they’re going to be alright."

I love the way kids make fast friends.

We had a family birthday bash for my magnificent mother in our back garden last weekend – it might have been skirting around the edges of the outdoor gatherings rule, but nothing for Tony Holohan to worry about. Particularly since most have of my cousins have had at least one jab of the vaccine. We’re getting old.