It’s a long way from the rural tranquility of Mohill, Leitrim to the cosy Dublin surrounds of Portobello Bridge where Irish comedian Katherine Lynch can watch the swans on the Grand Canal from the balcony of her two-bedroom apartment. “I’ve been here about a year,” she explains. “My life tends to be quite chaotic so this makes a really peaceful retreat for me. The place was built in the ‘70s. It has nice thick walls. Even though the streets are noisy at times, the apartment itself is very quiet.”

Katherine Lynch will feature in Katherine Lynch’s Christmas Roast on RTÉ TV on St Stephen’s Day.