On reflection so much from the past two years seems surreal. People washing their groceries, the sea being closed to prevent swimmers entering the ocean, George Lee’s use of the word ‘gangbusters’. You might not remember June 29th last year but that was another surreal day. It was scorching hot in Dublin and our problems looked like they were in retreat. Outdoor hospitality had reopened earlier that month although the guards had issued a warning saying that alcohol licences were not valid for outside pubs. In other words, even though prospects seemed good, we were still in the fraught, ‘this…

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