Star sign: AquariusFavourite restaurant anywhere: The Loft in Sligo

Desert island book: The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene

Person you would most like to spend Easter with: Monica Lew - sorry I mean Olive Carolan

Person you would least like to share your Easter egg with: The person who came up with the idea of whole school evaluation

Your most annoying habit: Ask my family

Your most pleasing aspect: Ask my family

Most useful classroom cliche: I won't be the one doing the Leaving Cert

Where will you be for the last New Year's Eve of the 20th century: McLynus Bar, Old Market Street, Sligo

Most embarrassing incident of 1999: Filling in this questionnaire

Favourite beverage: Pint of Smithwicks, glass of red wine

Recurring nightmare: Meeting the new Minister for Education - Shane Ross

Most enjoyable daydream: Having a quiet non-controversial congress

Favourite TV programme: Only Fools and Horses

Marks out of 10 for Micheal Martin: Still counting

Dream car: Toyota Lexus

Your pet: Sandy, the dog

Who puts out the bins in your house: I do - when I'm at home

Staff room memory: Can't remember

Teen pin-up (whose poster was on your bedroom wall?): Kids didn't have posters in those days

Classroom clobber, what do you wear to impress your students: Long hair

Your favourite feature this Year? I don't read it

Why not? I don't buy it

Did you read the interview with Gerry Adams in Playboy: No

Favourite Shakespearean villain: Macbeth

Favourite exercise: Playing football - both indoor and outdoor

Dream holiday: West Kerry - when the weather is fine

Who cleans the wok? We haven't got one

If you weren't a teacher, what would you be? An actor

Computers - are you a nerd or a numbskull? What's a nerd?

In 20 words, what's wrong with school league tables? I would need more than 20 words

Would you ban smoking in the staff room? It's already banned

To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies are all very well, what about something fresher for the kids? The Book of Genesis