Irish Examiner view: Unlocking anger after Covid-19

Suppressed anger and frustration after two years of Covid restrictions is now being expressed in an often unsociable and dangerous manner.

An Irish passenger en route to New York has been charged after allegedly refusing to wear a mask, throwing a can that hit another passenger and exposing his buttocks to a flight attendant.

Emerging from lockdown will have unforeseen consequences and eccentricities as we attempt to recover the etiquette of what was once normal, every day, shared experiences.

Among those will certainly be examples of the release of suppressed anger and frustration after two years of official and, sometimes officious, interventions into our lives.