Mr Calder said the closure of Holyhead port, as well as other ferry cancellations and the situation at Belfast City Airport mean it is a testing time for those travelling home for Christmas.

"This is all I have left of my home," he says.

Macron pledged to rebuild the island's devastated infrastructure and homes following his visit.

At Christmas, choosing to buy and consume less can feel like a challenge in the face of big-budget marketing campaigns, the pressure to share gifts and the perfectly placed extravagant home decor shared online.

As lawyer Sukriti Chauhan says, "the law had come after a long and hard fight" and "allows women to seek justice in cases of cruelty in their matrimonial homes".