First rule of working with your family: don’t talk shop all of the time. It’s a lesson Niamh Sherwin Barry learnt the hard way. Or rather, her husband, Oisin, did. The pair run the Irish Fairy Door Company, maker of children’s fairy-related items that sell around the world.
“The hardest part about the two of us being involved in the business is trying to stop talking about it at really inappropriate times, like before you’ve even opened your eyes and said, ‘Good morning,’” says Niamh.
On one occasion, something occurred to her during the night. “Oisin doesn’t sleep well at the best of times, but I shook him awake anyway to say, ‘Will you make sure to ring this customer in the morning? Because, if
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