Her son Conor graduated this autumn from UCD with a Master’s in Regional and Urban Planning. The graduation was a virtual one, with Conor, his twin sister Tara and dad Claudio watching from home in Co Kerry. The graduation robes had made the 380km journey from Dublin, make-up had been put on and hair styled. All three, my husband, son and daughter, took their seats around the kitchen table punctually with one dressed in his graduation robes ready to log on. As we raised a toast, there was no talk of lockdowns, rising global death tolls or the distance that separated us - just the four of us ‘together’ again.

Source: The Irish Times November 30, 2020 09:56 UTC