They are the original veterans of social distancing - but even racing pigeons are suffering from a lack of motivation during this lockdown.
Pigeon fanciers across the country are having to find new ways of keeping their flock on the straight and narrow in the absence of any competitive racing, while awaiting clarification from policymakers as to when their season can resume. "They do get lazy and they don't want to fly after being locked up for so long," declares John Thompson.
Involved in the sport for over six decades, the respected pigeon fancier from Dublin’s North Wall has some canny observations as to how to make his feathered competitors yearn for the skies after being cooped up for so long - just like their human counterparts. "Th