Bernard O'Shea: I love my beard more than whiskey loves me

At the start of the 2010s, male grooming was back with a vengeance, and the beard came with it, writes Bernard O'Shea

Bernard O'Shea: No matter how many beard trimmers I've bought over the years, I can't ever get the line straight. If I try to groom it myself, it looks like I let my kids do it for a laugh — while blindfolded.

Last week a garda supervisor told fellow members to "smarten up" and decide to grow either a proper beard or don't bother. 

He said that "some gardaí cannot seem to make up their minds between being clean-shaven to having various stages of facial hair".