One week on from the lifting of restrictions on indoor gatherings, over 100 old friends were reunited today at a Dublin hotel.
They were attending a postponed Christmas party organised by Friends of the Elderly. For many it was their first big social gathering since before the pandemic began two years ago.
There was a festive atmosphere at the event at the Bonnington Hotel in Whitehall, north Dublin as group members dusted off their dancing shoes.
Among the party-goers was Tony Dunne, who said socialising with friends again was like getting out of prison. "It is absolutely fantastic, it's like being born again after all the time I've missed ...