Cork's hairdressers on reopening: ready for the tress test

For three months, we’ve camouflaged our roots, given ourselves headaches with hair-bands, tried to coax unkempt locks into some semblance of style – and missed our hairdressers more than we ever expected. Helen O’Callaghan talks to salon-owners about how they, and their clients, fared during lockdown and about the relief – and challenges – of finally opening their doors again.

Val Finnegan Cahill at her Ikon hairdressers on Marlboro Street, Cork. Pictures: Dan Linehan

As hairdressing salons throw open their doors today after a 15-week lockdown, there’ll be some whose shutters will stay down.