As the easing of lockdown restrictions cautiously continues around the country, residents of the Aran Islands are in disagreement about the timing of reopening for tourism.
Business owners say they have been decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic, and welcome the return of visitors this week. Other islanders, including a local GP, think it is all happening too quickly.
Inis Mór is the largest of the three Aran islands with a population of around 800 people. To date there has been just one confirmed case of Covid-19, and the island's GP, Dr Marion Broderick, said she wants to keep it that way. "My opinion is a foregone conclusion as a medical professional and is shared by colleagues across the islands - doctors and nurses - that a slow and