Kieran Shannon: Token gestures do little to build trust

UCC's Owen McCarthy scores a goal during the CO-Op Superstores Cork divisional/ Colleges hurling championship. Yesterday NPHET and the Government introduced a range of measures that obviously indicated that the country needs to up its game more when it comes to dealing with the threat of Covid. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

There’s a substantial difference between symbolism and tokenism.

Symbolism is meaningful. It signifies and represents a value, an idea, an ideal. Done right, it can be powerful, even beautiful. Profound.