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‘Isn’t it gas that Tommy Tiernan might never be asked: How do you juggle it all – fatherhood on the road?’ Emma Doran and Deirdre O’Kane hold court

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Emma Doran and Deirdre O’Kane admit they’re both at points in their careers where they feel fully in control. Photo: David Conachy

‘Oh, I’m f**king fascinated by this woman. I enjoy every element of her,” Emma Doran says with a grin, looking across the table at her friend and podcast host ­Deirdre O’Kane, who has just ordered a bellini. We’re sitting in the corner of The Ivy restaurant on Dublin’s Dawson Street.

The two women, who first worked ­together properly on the Amazon Prime show LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland, ­recently started a podcast together, Keep It Tight.

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