Annette Akerlind is a Kildare woman on a mission. Ten days ago, she was a childcare provider in Newbridge, Co Kildare with four creche facilities employing 70 staff.
Then the Covid-19 crisis forced the closure of all schools and creches across Ireland. In the interest of stopping the virus from spreading, she was more than co-operative and agreed to shut down - putting her staff on temporary lay-off . "I very much understand why the measures were taken," Ms Akerlind said. "Everybody is concerned about this situation and the public needed to be re-assured that all safety measures necessary would be introduced." In the last ten days, however, some things have changed - and very dramatically in some communities.
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