"She has two daughters and there's a number of grandchildren in the area so we’re all really keen to get back to see her and, I think most importantly, she really needs to see family." Sarah Robinson from Wexford explains how difficult it has been for her grandmother Clare Walsh since December when she had to go into a nursing home following an accident and has not been able to see any of her family members, in the flesh, since then.
The news this evening that restrictions on visits to nursing homes will be eased later this month has been welcomed by many, particularly given how difficult it has been since Level Five restrictions were reintroduced in late December. "Our understanding at the time was that no visits would be allowed and