Sinéad Cusack

And so I'm sure that influenced somewhat where I ended up politically.

And coming back to your parents, there was one day you received a letter from an adoption agency asking if you'd be interested in meeting your, your birth mother, who turned out to be renowned actress Sinead Cusack, who went on to have a stellar career on stage and on screen.

You then reunited in 2007.

Tell us about receiving that letter and the, the emotions that, that you experienced when you first met.