There& #39;s a fierce whiff of the 1980s in corona-era rural Ireland. Everyone& #39;s bored and on the dole and going to restaurants isn& #39;t a thing. There& #39;s feck all on the telly. There are so few cars on the road that I& #39;ve started waving excitedly to the ones that roll by. 1/

I saw parents putting children to work on dry stone walls in a field for the first time in 35 years. I& #39;m half expecting deep-fat fryers to replace avocados and a ban on selling condoms.