Personal Insights: We may be elderly but Covid has not removed our hunger for life

 In our latest Personal Insights submission retired Longford national school principal, Kitty Hughes, writes about her Covid struggles but predicts Ireland's more elderly citizens will soon re-join society with energy and enthusiasm.

Old age has come at a really bad time but it is so important not to discard or segregate the elderly in our society. We must continue to have them as a vital part of our lives.

We, like all others, have a hunger for live experiences, of being in the moment intermingling in a new environment with different energy.