Rapid ascent of Omicron shows that while we plan, Covid laughs

We must keep in mind the life lesson that what’s a correct Covid approach one week can look like utter foolishness by the end of a month, writes Alison O’Connor.

More than ever now, it seems as if we have to begin to live our lives. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

I’ve just booked a flight to a foreign country for a little later in the year. How wild is that? 

Actually, if you’ve been a rather compliant Covid rule follower like myself — where the dust will have to be wiped clean from a passport not used since October 2019 — it does feel rather risky. But it just has to be done.