Meet the three friends spending Lockdown 2.0 in an iconic Clare pub

It's not just a lockdown lock-in. These three have huge plans to turn Daly's pub in Ennistymon into a creative space for musicians and artists who have been hardest hit by restrictions this year

Diarmaid Keane, Áine Leech and Kymann Power outside Daly's pub in Ennistymon, where they will be living through Lockdown 2.0.

Since the country’s original lockdown back in March when we became all-too-familiar with our own homes, we’ve all had plenty of time to think about where we’d rather be stuck indoors. For some, it’s a house in the country, for others a sleek city centre apartment. For three young people in Dublin, it’s a renowned trad pub in Co Clare.

Kymann Power spent the last few months scrolling through Daft.ie and when he saw a lease for an iconic pub in west Co Clare being advertised, he acted fast. Kymann, his girlfriend Áine Leech and their friend Diarmaid Keane upped sticks and moved from Dublin to Ennistymon last week to become the new proprietors of Daly’s pub for Lockdown 2.0.