'It is soul-destroying': Cork ICU nurse tells public that lockdown is a necessity, not a punishment

"I am begging them to stay at home so that my job will get a bit better and that these people, these patients don't have to suffer."

Theresa O'Brien said that while it is heartbreaking, she needs to maintain some positivity even when a patient's outlook doesn't look good.

A Cork ICU nurse has described the "soul-destroying" impact Covid-19 is having on frontline healthcare workers and has pleaded with people to stay at home. 

Theresa O'Brien, Clinical Nurse Manager at Cork University Hospital, has spoken out in an effort to get people to understand what frontline healthcare workers are faced with every day.