Young people are missing out on “”getting the shift" in nightclubs due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a Fianna Fail senator has said. Wexford Senator Malcolm Byrne said he is concerned about young people who are not experiencing “rites of passages” enjoyed by other generations due to the global coronavirus outbreak. “It was when we went to nightclubs and, yes, when we got the shift, when we got into a relationship and when we learned about ourselves,” he said. A whole generation of young people is now in danger of losing all that,” he added. "We can never make it up to those young people, but we must ensure they have support.

Source: Irish Independent November 12, 2020 15:22 UTC