In an attempt to have less screen time for all of us in our household,coupled with the evenings getting longer and colder, my daughter, hubby and I have rediscovered the love of board games.

Somewhere in south Dublin yesterday afternoon, a grey-haired retired politician was having a strange feeling of déjà vu.

Eamon Gilmore looks likely to stay put in Ireland, despite strong public support from his successor, Joan Burton, for his candidacy for the role of Ireland’s next European commissioner.