'Small moments are more powerful than a grand gesture': Irish writers reflect on love

Does love change as we move from our teenage years to young adulthood, midlife and beyond? Eight writers share their thoughts - chapter and verse

Clockwise from top left: Liz Nugent, Caroline O'Donoghue, Sadhbh Goodwin, Stefanie Preissner, Dani Gill, Sheila O'Flanagan, Carmel Harrington and Emma Murray.

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, we asked Irish writers aged from their 20s to their 60s three questions: What does love mean to you? How has your understanding of love changed as you’ve aged? How did the pandemic impact your love life?

Sadhbh Goodwin