Bernard O'Shea: Jelly and popcorn stopped me binge eating at night

Most advice aimed at curbing the night-time munchies is very practical. The issue is - I’m not always the most practical person.

Bernard O'Shea: I'm eating jelly to keep the night hunger pangs away.

Growing up, one of my first memories was visiting the doctor’s house in Durrow, Co Laois. Durrow has a big, sizeable Georgian square. Most Cork City and Cork GAA fans (along with every sales rep I have ever met) always knew Durrow - as it was the halfway point between Dublin and Cork - on the old road.

When I was growing up, Dr Bannon was one of the town's physicians. He lived and had his surgery in a beautiful old Georgian house marked by a bright yellow door. He would ask me every time what colour the door was in Irish. And every single time, he would have to tell me the answer was “buí.” Unfortunately, he would not be impressed with how my Irish had progressed over the years; however, his constant advice to my granny that was passed onto my mum was, “Don’t eat after six o’clock in the evening.”