As schools look ahead to reopening later this year, one Galway company has been designing playground equipment to balance inclusion and social distancing.
The so-called "cosy cocoons" have been fitted out in a number of schools around the county to create safe spaces for children.
St Joseph's Special School in Galway city had long embraced the idea of cocooning for children with autism and sensory difficulties.
When these cosy cocoons were installed recently ahead of a return to school, the principal said she cried when she saw them.