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If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you be?
At home with Rita and the family -
What (or who) is playing on your MP3 player?
Kings of Leon, Josh Rouse, Regina Spektor, Jackson Browne -
If you could be a superhero, what super power would you want?
The ability to predict the future -
It's time for a second career. What do you choose?
Two things: I'd love to own and run a gourmet food and wine store, and I rather fancy myself a travel journalist. -
When your life story is made into a movie, who should they cast as you?
Tom Cruise (but he's two inches shorter than I am!) -
What's the best book you read in the past year?
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan or The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford — two writers at the height of their game -
What's your hidden talent?
I am a great cook. -
Who inspires you?
My sister Marian. She suffers from muscular dystrophy and manages to live life to the fullest, without a grumble. -
If you could trade places with anyone (living or from history) for a week, who would you choose?
I'd love to live for a week in my father's childhood. He was one of 13 children brought up in difficult times on a farm in Ireland's midlands. -
What is your favorite cause/charity?
Third World charities -
What do you do to stay healthy?
I walk everywhere. -
How do you strike a balance between your work and your personal life?
I try to avoid travel at weekends. -
If you could go back in time, what would you change about your life?
I'd be a kinder, more gentle person at every opportunity.
