“Why’s she doing that in front of her granny?”

A FEW DAYS after Senator David Norris calls for a debate about standards in Irish life after watching an episode of the show Tallafornia, I decide it’s time to call my own.

After judicious deliberation on where best to hold the debate, I opt for my bed upstairs, with laptop, two Kit Kats and a pot of tea.

“I want you to watch Tallafornia with me,” I propose to my 16-year-old, when she comes home from school.