Joyce Fegan: Pandemic had a 'profound effect' on our wellbeing

'Reflecting on life at the end of 2022, compared with your life towards the end of 2019, proves a useful exercise'

‘Try asking twice’ is the advice from the Samaritans. People tend to reply ‘grand’ but this may be far from the reality.

On January 21 this year, the bulk of Covid restrictions were lifted. Mask-wearing and travel restrictions remained in place after that date, as did controls in various medical settings, but as far as being able to socialise, eat out, go to your gym class or pop into your neighbour, you were free to do so.

For the last 10 months we’ve been free of restrictions.