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"Going for a walk, having a coffee, it's keeping me sane during this lockdown"

Last Monday we were bombarded with text messages from listeners telling us that parks and beaches...

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11.39 25 Jan 2021


"Going for a walk, having a coffee, it's keeping me sane during this lockdown"


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11.39 25 Jan 2021


Last Monday we were bombarded with text messages from listeners telling us that parks and beaches around Dublin were packed with people and that you wouldn’t think there was a lockdown at all at the minute.

But we are still allowed to stay within our 5km, so are people still being safe and keeping their distance when they are out and about?

And, as dozens of coffee trucks and kiosks pop up around the country, is a walk and a coffee the closest thing to normality people have now?

Our reporter Barry Whyte has been finding out...


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