The delay in the reopening of schools during the third wave of the pandemic will be a stain on our national conscience unless we act now. There is a distinction between children with special needs and children who are vulnerable.

It's been lashed and battered by many storms over the years. Now the scenic harbour town of Kinsale on the south coast of Cork, heavily reliant on the tourism, food and leisure sectors, has charted a course to recovery as the Covid-19 storm abates.