Caroline O'Donoghue: Seven things I've learned about father-daughter relationships

"You are very close when you are very small, when your Dad is willing to be a horse and let you ride on his back, but it gets complicated as you get older."

My Dad’s birthday is this week and — like pretty much every other adult in the world with living parents — I won’t be seeing him. He’s turning 70, writes Caroline O'Donoghue.

The plan had been to get the whole family together in Killarney for a boozy weekend in a fancy hotel. Now the plan is to get dressed up and drink champagne over Zoom.