“Our hearts are broken,” said Claire Kenny from Kildare as the implications of the new travel restrictions on people from that county – and from Laois and Offaly –- began to sink in. “During the full lockdown, an uncle passed away from Covid and we couldn’t attend the funeral,” she said. “On the final day of a trip to Colombia, my brother fell off a mountain bike and damaged his kidney. “We were going back after two years, after the lockdown and my sister-in-law turns 40 during the week. My brother and sister-in-law came over from London a week ago and are quarantining ahead of the trip.

Source: The Irish Times August 09, 2020 18:11 UTC