Deirdre Barry: I swapped the classroom for a newsroom – and I don’t even miss the long summer breaks that come with being a teacherI decided that after telling impressionable children in school to follow their dreams, I should do it myselfDeirdre Barry hard at work in Independent HouseDeirdre Barry Yesterday at 06:30I had always wanted to work in journalism for as long as I can remember.

Source: Irish Independent January 03, 2026 17:32 UTC