There's a sense of calm and normality inside the Abbot Close care home in Askeaton, Co Limerick, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
As visitor restrictions move into their eighth week, window visits from family members are now a common occurrence. Everyone is thankful that the weather is allowing it.
The 57 residents in the 65-bed facility are quite sanguine about the current pandemic. Tommy Bright, who is as positive as his name suggests, is confident it will soon be over.
He’s full of compliments for the staff at the home in their efforts to ensure social distancing and HSE guidelines remain in place.