I see Covid like a tough school exam - keep the head down, get to the other side and quickly forget about it

It depends on the day ahead - I've three young kids, so now that we're entering the summer months, I'm hoping the mornings will be a more relaxed affair.

Tea and a toasted banana sandwich.

I try and have a soup made in the morning ready for lunch. We've a couple of hens about the house, so if they're in the mood for laying, it'll be poached egg on toast with a bit of Ballymaloe Relish.

We've been trying to keep family meals more veggie-focused this last year or so, it might be a veggie curry, chilli or a stir fry.

All of my work has been done from home when I'm not on the road. For every one day on the road playing, there are about nine days preparing for it. That includes recording, writing or the admin side of things. I'm lucky to have the space to do all that from where I live.

I love making veggie burgers as a family meal. Jamie Oliver's black bean burgers are a particular favourite. They come out of the oven completely looking the part and taste amazing.

I wish I could say it's just the weekend, but my treat of the moment is Keogh's crisps. The sweet chilli flavour. Can't get enough of them.

I could be doing more, physically. We were doing a lot of walking and I need to get back into that. I've been looking after the mental side more, by bits of meditation when I need it, really laying back on alcohol and trying to get more sleep.

Just walking, really. I'm blessed to live in the shadow of the Mournes, one of the most beautiful places in the world, so there's every reason to get up and out.

I probably don't relax as much as I should. From what I've been reading, I've realised that I'm an active relaxer, if you know what I mean. I sometimes find sitting in front of the TV frustrating, unless it's an incredible show. I prefer to be mixing music or doing something productive.

I did teetotal from January to April and have to say I loved it. Now I'm enjoying a tipple. Though this time last year it was more of a, 'Congratulations Matt, you've made it through the day...'

With young kids, I completely fell out of the habit of reading. I found that every time I started a page or two, the need for sleep would take over. I love audio books, though. I just finished Stuart Turton's The Devil and the Dark Water which I loved.

Has to be Modern Family. It's a go-to for myself and my wife, Kathleen, if we want to chill out and enjoy a laugh. We watched Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die with Bill Murray and Tom Waits the other night too. Brilliant film.

I'm not sure, maybe that I'm in my 40s now and still loving new experiences, learning new things.

I would say 0. If it is a cabin with a piano, a guitar and some way to record them (which it was), then lock me up. I'm happy to go nowhere - via online.

Guinness at Doran's Pub in Hilltown, hanging out with friends and eating out - our first takeaway after about six months was pretty special...

I,ve missed a drink and socialising in Dorans pub in Hilltown.

No gripes, especially compared to what a lot of other folk have been through.

Definitely. I'm living more in the moment, breathing a bit more too. I'm getting things done rather than putting them off and saying 'yes' to new things. I went out kayaking with my son last week. I can't swim so I always would have used that as an excuse, but I loved it.

The whole 'performing online' thing like our Cocoons show that we do every week through Facebook has been a very new thing for me. Interacting with a screen and trying to sing and read comments at the same time and not forget your words has been a new skill. It will be nice to do the show live this August and see our lovely audience in the flesh. On a very different note, thanks to lockdown, I now love being able to cook something from whatever we have in the cupboards, rather than panicking and running to the shops as a default.

I think there should be a basic income for artists so they have time to fail before they get it right. Throughout our history, music and literature are elements on which, as a country, we set our stall. We are in serious danger of losing that if we don't care for the next generation of artists.

No more so, I suppose, than entering my 40s did. I can't eat or drink in the same way as I could 10 years ago. No, I kind of see coronavirus more like a tough school exam... if I just keep the head down, do what I have to do to get to the other side of it, it's something I hope to quickly forget when it's done.