The need for everyone to follow the rules and guidance regarding physical or social distancing is obvious, but in some locations in Ireland it is possible to travel for over 100km in one direction while not being able to go more than 20km in another.

Many people have relatives in neighbouring counties now, it's not illegal to move from Cork into Kerry for instance so why should travel restrictions be made on some notional county basis.

Also, residents of Cork and Galway, the biggest of the south's 26 counties have serious advantage over Louth and Carlow, Ireland's smallest two counties. Louth is nine times smaller than Cork.

I have had a lot of patience so far with regards to the rules and regulations in Ireland and great progress has been made, I understand the need for reducing contacts with others to limit the spread of this virus - I am asthmatic and am still recovering from cancer treatment from 2019. 

But as according to immunologist Luke O'Neill, there is no reason why people can't adhere to the rules that they have been following further away from home - and in this case I would say why is this being limited to a county by county basis and not just a simple 100km radius for instance?

This also gives me the opportunity to say that Panoramic Ireland's tours are restarting on 29th June 2020 - we adhere to physical distancing guidelines and our private one-to-one workshops are perfect for reducing exposure to all sorts.

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