Reimposing lockdown in the British city of Leicester is providing "emotionally devastating" for older members of the city's Irish community, a return to GAA training in the city has been put on hold, whilst businesses set to re-open their doors this weekend say they’re facing "a nightmare".
An Irish community centre in Leicester is preparing to help some of the city’s older residents through the loneliness of a second lockdown there.
The East Midlands city of 350,000 has had restrictions re-imposed due to a spike in Covid-19 cases, accounting for 10% of all new cases nationally. "Emotionally its been devastating," says Kiran Kala, manager at The Emerald Centre. "It’s been really hard having those conversations with people…They just sound so