Irish Examiner view: Crisis makes money rules redundant

At a moment when the future is so very uncertain, so unnervingly unclear it may seem indulgent to look away from the path ahead and glance in a rearview mirror to search for lessons, or, joy of joys, some reassurance, some inspiration.

While there is no vaccine as yet, there is cause for optimism following an “unprecedented level” of research. File photo

At a moment when the future is so very uncertain, so unnervingly unclear, it may seem indulgent to look away from the path ahead and glance in a rearview mirror for lessons, or, joy of joys, inspiration. There are many lessons in our past,but our capacity to absorb and then apply them defines whether they are reassuring or otherwise.