'You’re grieving for your former self and you wonder if you’ll ever get back to how you were'

Up to 350,000 Irish people have either experienced or are living with long covid.

Sufferers of long covid have spoken of their frustration with the "unacceptable and insulting" level of support offered by the Irish health service for the condition.

Sarah O’Connell, speaking on behalf of Long Covid Advocacy Ireland (LCAI), told the Oireachtas Health Committee of the inadequacy of Ireland’s six long covid clinics, many of which “remain understaffed and therefore not fully operational”. She said the Limerick clinic has no consultant in place and opens only once a week, in which time it will see a maximum of two or three patients.