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Alison O'Connor: Priority hoarding aside we are doing our best in a bad situation

I watch my children walking or scooting ahead, and wonder what psychological scars will remain, writes Alison O'Connor

Alison O'Connor: Priority hoarding aside we are doing our best in a bad situation

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020 - 20:00

Alison O'Connor

I watch my children walking or scooting ahead, and wonder what psychological scars will remain, writes Alison O’’Connor

Empty shelves containing one pack of toilet roll in a Tesco store in Dublin. (Brian lawless/PA Wire)

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