


Yet there is one industry that has reaped the benefits of millions of people confined to their homes – the games industry. The shutdown has also had a serious impact on the economy, with companies closing their doors, unsure if they will reopen once all this disruption is finally at an end. Those with children of school-going age had schoolwork to contend with, and others had cocooning parents to shop for and check in on from a socially-acceptable distance. Some people had to continue to travel to work every day, others juggled working from home and family responsibilities.

While your Instagram feed may have been full of people enjoying their daily works, Zoom workouts and baking all the banana bread in Ireland, most of us were just trying to get on with things. What did you do during the pandemic lockdown? It’s a tricky subject.
