We should all take a moment this Christmas to mourn children who died alone in mother and baby homes

Children in mother and baby homes were "buried in the dead of night with no priest, no cleric, no ritual, no mother beside them”, writes Fergus Finlay

There’s no ad on radio quite like the Barry’s Tea Christmas ad. I’m not a tea drinker, but I always insist on having a packet of Barry’s in the house, especially at this time of year.

You must know the ad. It’s been running for more than 20 years. I wait for it every year, because the instant I hear it, I’m six again.