Pamela Joyce: 'I was struggling for a long time before I got diagnosed with depression'

This Much I Know: Today FM presenter and RTE Player star Pamela Joyce on family, life lessons, and battling depression

Pamela Joyce on the set of her RTE Player series Influenced.

I grew up in Galway, the youngest of four girls, so I’m fairly thick-skinned. My two eldest sisters have kids and they almost feel like my younger siblings as well. We’re all very close. I don't think I realised until recently how close I am with my parents, we’re like friends. They’re all in Galway so I’ve only been to visit four times in the last year. It’s been quite tough but I’m always on the phone to one of them. This year has really pointed out how much of a home bird I am.

There are seven years between me and my next sister so it’s not a huge secret that I was a surprise. But my Mom always said I arrived with a purpose and I was determined to get here whatever way I could.