The vast majority appeared to follow the guidelines on social distancing. Allowing any degree of outdoor recreation quickly became a licence for allowing any and all outdoor recreation. Social media is loud with demands for a total lockdown, now. Ireland was well behind on this, though, with 41 test centres now open and testing increasing, it seems to be catching up. The challenge is to match that with a popular mobilisation that demonstrates we are capable of self-policing our behaviour in public.

Source: The Irish Times March 24, 2020 01:30 UTC