Irish Examiner view: We must stick to fewer home visits this Christmas

Let's not invalidate all the sacrifices we have made

Yesterday’s prediction from Government that international air travel into Ireland this Christmas will be “90% down” on last year, and that ferry traffic may be down by as much as 60% on 2019 levels, is yet another reminder of the stark, isolating challenges we face today.

Yet every new way of describing the pandemic’s impact on our lives and expectations is now seen through in the context of a soon-to-be-available vaccine.