Tourists return to hotspots, but Covid-19 nerves remain

Michael Farrell, owner, taking care of the summer bedding plants outside Farrell's Summerfield Bar, Youghal, Co. Cork. Picture Denis Minihane.

Back in May, there were understandable nerves in the country's tourism hotspots.

Bookings at hotels and restaurants had been wiped out. Pubs were shut.