My favourite room: ‘Surrogacy is very costly, it’s a luxury. We have a lot of friends who weren’t able to do the journey. So they’re all our babies’ uncles’

Looking at these photos of Ciaran Mulligan and his husband Bryan McCormack’s home in Dublin 6, certain words spring to mind – stunning, spectacular, luxury, even boutique hotel and above all, pristine. That is all about to change. Those ugly stair gates that pockmark family homes are going to appear everywhere, there will be safety locks on everything and baby mush will be ground into the deep pile of the carpets. Worse, spaghetti sauce will stain the walls and crayon scribbles will no doubt be everywhere.