Fergus Finlay: We must all care more about consequences than the goalposts

Our health experts aren’t moving anything. They only want to kill a virus that doesn’t care how many of us it kills

A 2m social-distancing sign on Dollymount Strand Dublin. Asking the younger generation to protect their elders isn't too much to ask, writes Fergus Finlay. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

The first time I saw Joe Whelan on stage, he was in drag. And the act was loud, just a tiny bit risqué , and very funny.

So this, I thought, is the man whose son is courting my daughter.