Covid pandemic promises another summer of expensive staycations

Rossbeigh beach in Kerry. Picture Dan Linehan

With foreign shores likely to be so close, but so far away for would-be Irish holidaymakers this year, the continued rediscovery of our native shores will dominate trips this summer.

It would be reasonable to think that there is no rush in preparing for a break seemingly ages away, but many Irish people, desperate for something to look forward to after a bleak few months, are already eyeing the so-called "staycation" as a way to forget the current Covid-19 lockdown.