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" I am pretty much as you see me. I don't have deep, dark depths and go home in despair. "

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" The notion that patience is a virtue is something you don't fully appreciate until you're a parent. You need endless patience with little ones. "

" I could probably die happy with a cheeseboard and a glass of French red wine - that's my idea of a perfect dinner. "

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" Filling a theatre like the Olympia or Vicar Street on your own name is a very rewarding moment. "

" You worry about whether you are match-fit, coming back to the stand-up stage. "

" I have never, ever slept through my child crying unless I have had a sleeping tablet; and I only take a sleeping tablet when I know Steve, my husband, is on duty. We take turns: he does one night, I do the next. "

" Work hard, play hard, dream big, love loads, laugh as much as you can, and give back. "

" Growing up, I was your classic Catholic Irish kid. I went to mass every Sunday. Then in secondary school I went to boarding school, and there was mass seven days a week before breakfast - it may have put me off! "

" I love motherhood. I certainly wasn't aware of any mothering instincts until I had babies. I wasn't a person who desperately wanted to have kids, but you don't get it until you do it, and, suddenly, this nurturing instinct exists. "

" I think boarding school does give you an independence. "

" Most people haven't seen my dramatic work, but I did 10 years of theater before I ever became a comic. I'm just better known for comedy. "

" Yes... I miss that everyone in Ireland tries to knock some humour out of every situation. I don't think I appreciated that. It's unique to Ireland. "

" One day I got an invite to help the Christina Noble Foundation, and by this stage, I'd already been talking about her for 10 years. I said 'yes' right away, and that was the first time I met her. "

" With a new baby, you have a bad day now and again because you're particularly tired, but most of the time, you're fine. You spend a lot of your time trying to figure out how you can get more sleep, but really, you're better off just giving up and admitting that you're not going to, so forget about it. "

" I have no proper money to invest! "

" My salary swings an unbelievable amount. When I had Holly, I took seven months off, so my salary was very low. It fluctuates wildly. No one pays you for the period you spend writing. I am certainly not rich. "

" I get a good colour in summer but go really pale in winter, and it genuinely doesn't suit me, as people ask me if I'm ill. As well as making me look a bit better, I often have to be tanned in the middle of winter to do a show or programme, so I've road-tested every fake tan on the market. "

" Ultimately, I just decided stand-up comedy is a huge commitment, and if you want to be the best, you have to give it one hundred per cent. "

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" I love peppermint tea, as it's much nicer than taking anything chemical for settling your stomach. "

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" Many's the audition I waltzed into unprepared and wondered why I didn't get it. I learned the hard way. "