Paul Hosford: Some of us are more in it than others

Not one attendee at the event, a room filled with previous members of cabinet, a Supreme Court judge, and one of the highest-ranking politicians in Europe, stopped for a moment to ask "should I be doing this?". 

In trying to make a point that Ireland must live alongside the Covid-19 virus in order to return to some level of normal, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly compared a global pandemic with driving your car. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Remember when we were all in this together?

There were Zoom pints and banana bread, and we clapped for nurses. Dustin the Turkey made fun of Niall Horan and we were all glued to the briefings from Miesian Plaza every night.