But catching up with family and friends on WhatsApp and email is not the same as sitting in Maguire's putting the world to rights over mini bottles of Pinot Greej and a shared bag of Taytos.
And yet New York has so much to offer, not least in the fireman department . . .
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Praise for the Aisling Series:
'There aren't enough words for how much I love it' Marian Keyes
'The Irish answer to Bridget Jones . . . it's stuffed with laughs' Daily Mail
'Hilarious and heart-warming' Heat