The gradual lifting of restrictions has given many of us the chance to go out this summer. Of course, it hasn't been without its restrictions and various complications.
This week, the complications of going out attached themselves to the political drama over former Minister Katherine Zappone like a determined wasp pursuing a bottle of Fanta in a covid-compliant outdoor venue.
In the space of a week, we’ve gone from considering the decision by the government to appoint a former minister to an envoy role at the UN to considering how to avoid mingling between tables at outdoor events.
Or to be more specific, "relevant events". We’re way past discussing Covid passes and sanitisers here. A "relevant event" is the phrase used in a regulation