Cathleen O’Sullivan lives a dual life. For the past 3.5 years, Ms O’Sullivan, 42, her son Harry, four, and occasionally, her husband, Ray, 48, have been dividing their time between their London home and Ms O’Sullivan’s native Germany – usually flying back and forth once a month.

But the arrangement, which was originally put in place so the family could get a feel of how day-to-day life in Germany might suit them if they chose to move there permanently, has become exhausting – and expensive.

Now, says Ms O’Sullivan, it’s time to choose – but it’s not an easy decision to make. A self-confessed Anglophile, Ms O’Sullivan says she has felt drawn to both the UK and Ireland since she was 15, reading books about the countries and listening to music from bands like The Cure and The Smiths.

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