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Kumon students not alone maintained their studies throughout the Covid-19 lockdowns, but many continued to advance beyond their age using their individualised daily programme of maths and/or English worksheets supplemented by weekly Zoom mentoring. The annual awards ceremony, now held outdoors at the Galway Greyhound Stadium and compliant with all restrictions, recognises and celebrates the achievements of all students.

Some two in five people (41 per cent ) say they are less likely to use public transport now compared to before the pandemic, and four per cent said they are more likely to use it now.

Most Irish people would expect the average salary of a stay-at-home parent to come in at around €28,000, if they were to be paid.

If you had told me in 2019 that the next year of my school life (and possibly the year after) would be dominated by masked teachers, Microsoft programmes, and a laptop at the kitchen table, I would never have believed you. I’ll never forget the day we were told that we would not be attending school due to the pandemic. Someone from a few desks away announced how he was going to throw a massive party to celebrate “getting a few days off” – it didn’t take long for that to become a party of one. When going into lockdown for the first time I felt as if it was unlikely that I would learn anything. How wrong I was.