Letters to the Editor: Restrictions are [still] in place to protect the most vulnerable

When we were told that “we’re all in this together”, that was because the point of restrictions is to ensure the safety of the vulnerable in dangerous times

Wearing masks and other restrictions continue to protect the more vulnerable people in society.

In his column — Public will not stand for shifting the goalposts of Ireland's 'freedom day' (Irish Examiner, October 23) — Daniel McConnell held nothing back in showing his disdain for public health officials, his frustration with restrictions, and his contempt for the decisions which resulted in them.

He and I are equally entitled to express our views — though my views are unlikely to be heard by the whole country.