With the doors closed on hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons across the country, the hair and beauty industry says it has not forgotten about its clients.
HABIC, the newly formed Hair and Beauty Industry Confederation, has partnered with Age Action Ireland, for a campaign called Reach out and Connect.
Their aim is to get salon owners and barbers to contact older clients who may feel isolated right now and so far the response has been fantastic it said.
For many of Ireland's older generation, hair salons and barber shops play a vital community role and provide a weekly social outlet.