We are at the foothills of the Covid-19 peak and the climb ahead is very uncertain. Our preparations have been good but we are not professional mountaineers, and this looks a mightier challenge than even Everest.
For us now, it's a leap into the dark, with common sense, hope, and the facts we do have as our guide. And so here we are 35 days later, and the coronavirus surge is ahead.
It’s hard to believe that it is 35 days since the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland. As has often been observed, a week is a long time in politics.
Well with the coronavirus, a week feels like aeons. And politics has taken second place to this virus. Events are changing by the minute and it’s hard for anyone to keep full pace.