Tag: COVID-19

First day back in the office since March

Posted on 28th September 202028th September 2020 by Richard

I had an essential reason to be in town today, and so I’m back in the office today for the first time since March – and it’s a lot quieter than the last time I was here! My office was

Return to office and the new normal of office work

Posted on 26th June 202026th June 2020 by Richard

Like a lot of people in Dublin, I work for a large multinational company, and since March I’ve been working from home full time. As the COVID-19 restrictions are easing, there’s lots of discussion in my team about the return

Socially distanced singing

Posted on 22nd June 20202nd July 2020 by Richard

The latest advice from the Irish government is that choirs can resume singing together in about a week’s time, at the beginning of Phase 3 of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. After months of silence – or solo singing from

Specific COVID-19 recommendations for choirs and singers

Posted on 20th June 202020th June 2020 by Richard

The Irish government has released specific recommendations for choirs and group singing for when we enter Phase 3 of COVID-19 restriction easing on Monday 29th June. It says the following: Choir rehearsals have previously been linked to outbreaks in a

When will choirs sing together again?

Posted on 8th May 20202nd July 2020 by Richard

It’s been 9 weeks since I last sang with my choir, and I miss it dreadfully. I just wish we could get back together and make music again. All across the world, choirs have stopped singing. Cathedrals that have a

Will workers ever return to a five-day week in the office?

Posted on 29th April 202029th April 2020 by Richard

Estimates are that around a third of the Irish workforce are currently working remotely from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The widespread use of laptops, together with corporate VPN connections and video-conference tools, has enabled entire companies to close their