Gerard Howlin: A government of last resort would be the worst of all worlds

St. Patrick’s Day 2020: Kaye Cooke and Judy-Anne Smith from New Zealand on empty streets in Dublin City. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Ireland was like a Sunday in the 1970s today: Closed. It might have been a snapshot of life before Sunday shopping ushered in an always-on era. Shopping on the Sabbath, however, was optional and conducted in places apart, writes Gerard Howlin.

St. Patrick’s Day 2020: Kaye Cooke and Judy-Anne Smith from New Zealand on empty streets in Dublin City. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

The digital age means always-on is everywhere, in every gizmo, at home, and as a handcuff for you when you move from place to place.