Terry Prone: As Ireland drops many Covid restrictions, we all have much to be grateful for

We owe gratitude to friends and family, to vaccines, and even to — whisper it — politicians who made unpopular decisions 

People surged back to large gatherings, from hospitality to sporting events such as Saturday's McGrath Cup Final between Kerry and Cork at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney. Picture: by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

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We think we invented click-and-collect, but apparently during the Spanish Flu more than 100 years back, shops in Colorado banned customers from going into stores. Instead, they had to shout orders through the door, then wait outside for their packages. Lower tech. Same deal.