How agreeable are you?
I’m fairly agreeable, but I’ve realised over the past few years that I’m actually an introvert, so I need to tuck myself away every few hours to be my best self. I get slightly disagreeable when my socialising battery has run out.
What is your middle name, and what do you think of it?
My middle name is Patrick, which is a very Irish name, obviously, and a reminder of my Irish roots. My mother gave me that middle name, but she also gave it to my older brother, and then she totally went for it and made it my youngest brother’s first name. When she did that, my older brother and I realised we weren’t the important Patricks in the family any more. Family legend has it that on their first date, my mother and father gave names to six non-existent kids, and Patrick was one.
Where is your favourite place in Ireland?
I’m not that well-travelled in Ireland, to be honest, but having visited Dublin a few times, I’m going with that for now
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