'There is brain fog and confusion': Long Covid patients still feeling the effects 

Rory O'Brien from Kilcumin, Killarney, Co Kerry: almost two years after he was first infected, he has still been unable to return to his appliance-repair business. Picture: Dan Linehan

A Kerryman infected with a mild dose of Covid-19 in March 2020 is still suffering the after-effects, almost two years later.

He has spoken out about the threat of long Covid, including the lasting exhaustion and its impact on his ability to work, as efforts increase nationally to respond to the issue, including the establishment of clinics in Cork.