Thread by @RobertBohan

I’d just like to call out the incredible support people like post workers, shop assistants, pharmacists & people in utilities etc have given this year. That’s on top of the entire medical & charity communities, of course. This is particularly true for people living alone.

Frontline retail workers have told me stories of people just coming into supermarkets & explaining that the chat with the till operator was the only one they’d had that day. Pharmacists, too. This Pandemic demonstrates we need to value everyone equally.

I’m not seeking to minimise the work done by others but it struck me that we don’t recognise those chats as life-saving for so many. The Irish post office is doing phenomenal work in checking in on isolated people. And Gardaí, particularly in rural areas, are doing great outreach

Also the work of .@defenceforces in helping to manage logistics, working on track & trace & serving our country in peacekeeping is, as always, superb. Thank you!