Letters to the Editor: Ireland lags behind on pandemic measures

We have not lived with Covid, but always seem to shut down at the first sign of rising cases

Despite having one of the highest vaccination rates in the EU we are still experiencing some of the strictest restrictions. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

I am writing in relation to Minister Eamon Ryan’s comments about his recent business in Belgium, where he stated that things were far stricter there than in Ireland.

This was in response to criticisms of Ireland’s handling of new Covid restrictions, in which the live music and cultural arts industries were shut down once again, and no innovative thinking was shown to tackle living with Covid in Ireland.