Daniel McConnell: Light at the end of the lockdown tunnel is always just out of reach

Since the imposition of the latest lockdown, after the major spike in case numbers over Christmas, the public’s appetite to continue to adhere to the letter of the law is showing signs of strain, writes Daniel McConnell

Members of the Gardaí at a checkpoint during the Covid-19 pandemic in Dublin's city centre. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

People are tense. Everyone is tense.

It seems that conversations have an edge to them. The simplest of tasks are more challenging and, as a result, everyone is fried and tempers are fraying.