Daniel McConnell: Let's hope reopening is the beginning of the end

After 22 months, the patience of a weary public has been beyond tested and the good news of reopening is a moment to savour. Photo: Larry Cummins

Whether it is or isn’t the end, this is a watershed moment in this country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Just three short weeks ago, the national conversation was one of enhanced restrictions, a risk of schools not reopening and a repeat of the bleak lockdown of early 2021.