Daniel McConnell: National unity on Covid fight no longer guaranteed

Staff from University Hospital Kerry stand united as a mark of respect, unity and solidarity for other colleagues in the health services . The success of the country’s suppression of the Covid-19 virus was made possible by a collective national effort, but that public unity is cracking as it is clear the path out of this emergency will not be quick, easy or pain free Picture: Domnick Walsh

Locking the country down four weeks ago was one thing, writes Daniel McConnell

We were all the same, treated as one. The restrictions were wholesale and were met and have been met with an extraordinary unity of purpose in the main by the Irish people.