One evening during the week, en route to walk the dog, I encountered a knot of sullen youths near the park. The only thought I harboured on happening across them during the week was what the hell were they at? READ MORE Michael Clifford: How the State breaks laws for childrenWe thought it best to meet that way, out in the open, where the virus might find it more difficult to attack. There are some who understandably would opine that going for a walk with your mother is a reckless exercise today. On Tuesday, a St Patrick’s Day like no other and with nothing else to distract, we made it to the promised mountain.

Source: Irish Examiner March 20, 2020 18:56 UTC