Joyce Fegan: Barra hit hard, but it was also a pause for thought

The wild Atlantic waves took our breath away — but also gave us a few days of the special peace that is to be found in certainty

While some of us did have to endure the lash of Storm Barra — including Jennifer Evans, cleaning up at her shop in Bantry, West Cork — for many of us, it was a welcome time of quiet reflection. Picture: Dan Linehan

THIS is perhaps not a sentiment shared by many, but Storm Barra left me nostalgic for 2020.

As gale force winds saw us close up shops and schools on Wednesday, and again on Thursday, the quietness of the roads reminded me of the simpler times of ‘pandemic year one’.