Eight in 10 women say their caring responsibilities increased during lockdown 

Seventy-one per cent of women surveyed were looking after children, adults — or both — in their own home. Picture: iStock 

WHAT kept Sarah-Louise Boylan sane during the first lockdown was the business administration and digital skills course she was doing with An Cosán.

An Cosán is a national social enterprise serving communities struggling with inequality and poverty across Ireland – it originated in 1986 when the late Ann Louise Gilligan co-founded it with Katherine Zappone.