Édaein O’Connell: I’ve been called everything from Edwina to Aidan – Irish names are not the problem, out attitude towards them is

‘Well, Edwina,” the woman says. “What do you do for work?” I hate having to do it, but she needs to be corrected. “Apologies, but it’s actually Édaein. Edwina comes out after a few glasses of wine,” I joke. “And I’m a journalist.” She seems nonplussed by the correction. “Fair play to you, Édwina,” she says. “Fair play.”