We all remember where we were that fateful day in March when the then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaking in Washington sent back the message to Ireland that the country's schools would close the following day.
Against this backdrop, RTÉ contracted research company Behaviour and Attitudes to conduct a major piece of research to better understand the experience, views and attitudes of people living in Ireland during the pandemic to form the basis of a special RTÉ broadcast - The Next Normal.
This, of course, is only a snapshot in an important time of our history. It is by no means a measure of the full experience; Ireland is not"out the other side" and looking back on events. But what is clear, is that lives have been changed drastically. But that doesn't mean that Covid hasn't taken its toll on many of us. Another striking feature is that apart from Covid itself, mental health issues were in the top three concerns for 25% of people versus 23% for housing-related.
Some 14% of survey respondents also said they were drinking more alcohol in the last six months, with others citing increased use of both hard and soft drugs. Is this evidence of"coping" mechanisms because of the stress of living with Covid? What emerged is that the worse off financially people were, the more they expect their position to worsen further. At 40%, those with children aged 12-17 were more financially pessimistic than others.
Ooga-booga. She's not Irish, just a freeloader sent with many of her kin just to sink Erin in to the dark ages.
Well this was utterly depressing and very one sided and biased. Wish I had not watched it. The next normal, would ya go away
FeliSpeaks really enjoyed this. Very emotive. Thank you
How bad is this? Standard of “poetry” in NewIreland the pits Problem of using identity-politics to declare someone a “poet” because… well, just because😉 Great to see the Left-Wing clowns lapping it up👇🏼(and calling for censorship) Licence Fee ‘culture’? TitaniaMcGrath review?
Christ, what a chancer. At least I've learned to avoid 'spoken-word pieces', in future. So, not a total waste of time.
So beautiful and uplifting:)
RTE and Nigerians don't get to decide what the new normal is. RTE is a sham, just like Nigerian asylum seekers.
Enough with these Anchor Babies.
Send them back
'Africans belong in Africa'.
I couldn't even finish it was that bad
Glad to see my television tax going to such good use. /sarc
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Powerful
If the Brits wrote poetry while they colonized us we'd have loved them for it I'd say.
'which way will our legs go', cool stuff.
This is rubbish
There will be no next normal. rtearethevirus. Custom House 2pm 3rd Oct. 🇮🇪🇮🇪
WAKE UP Irish Man, they are showing you in plain sight, this is pre rehearsal taste, what the future holds for Ireland, programming you to accept your replacement, a nation of a mixture of enclaves, segregation of immigrants, that do not belong in Ireland,
That poem should replace the word covid with banks and politicians
Rte are turning off comments and hiding replies all over the place. You want our money but not our opinion.
Isn't this the woman who was wondering why the free house she was promised on her arrival here wasn't waiting for her? In other news, her slam poetry will be on the LC curriculum in Irish schools, apparently. The transformation is almost complete.
aRseTE News as usual are happy to spew out the globalist BS. No one does sanctimony better
So Mick Barry wants to bring back anchorbabies? and all the usual self-loathing suspects are rejoicing at becoming the new third world. But hey its worth it, just to own them roish wing ray-cysts.
I'm pretty sure The Government emptied our purses etc. Perhaps a quick re-draft?
That really sucks. You can do better.
Absolute utterly pretentious dog shit
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Powerful. What a gift!!
This is brilliant !!!!!!
This is poetry 🇮🇪
No we didn't.
What is this 🐎💩? The virus done nothing! It was the govt stole peoples livelihoods and locked the place down.. the virus has a survival rate of 99%. Back to the drawing board with this poem/propaganda. It's a no from me 👎
What 'next normal'? We will have our old normal back very soon, and when we do, you lot are in serious trouble.
what sort of absolute madness is he talking about ? When did all this happen ?
No
Decided to hide my tweet did you? 🥴🥴🖕🏼 IRELAND IS BEING ETHNICALLY CLEANSED STOP PAYING YOUR TV LICENCE RTÉ IS FAKE NEWS WHITE LIVES MATTER IRISH LIVES MATTER RTÉ HATES IRELAND RTÉ ARE CORRUPT SCUM RTÉ PROTECT PEDOPHILES DEFUND RTÉ RTÉ IS THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
Wow this is really incredible 🙏
Plantation 2.0
Oh my god why is there a black African woman on national Irish taxpayer funded television. This does not make any sense whatsoever.
You decided not to run with this one? Good choice. Can't have the Irish knowing these people are hateful and fully aware of the plantation happening that most Irish are blind to. But you'll keep tryna ram racists down our throat anyway, cause you're in on it.
Children will have bad dreams🤐🤐😬😬😬
A bit OTT there Luv......calm down.
Hogwash
Wtf is this
Poetry? 🤣 Heaney, Yeats & Joyce were poets not this fraud 🙄
how much tax payers money was spent on that shite?
RTE_PrimeTime 80% of us are satisfied with our 'LIE'
Fantastic poetry! Inspirational stuff. 3
RTE_PrimeTime This is weird
Brilliant FeliSpeaks. Beautiful piece. 👏👏👏💖
Please STOP, sick of this crap
Brilliant! Can’t wait to see it FeliSpeaks !
Da fuck?
Beautiful
Disgusting— you guys really hate Irish people, don’t yee?
'The next normal'. Plantation.
Emm no thanks. I've nothing in common with these people. What a load of bollocks. TruthHurts TruthMatters
Where is the poem from the Irishman about being oppressed in his own country, a second class citizen. Where his child will starve because of the very fact he is Irish,Not because he is poor. We have been sold out and All those responsible will be held accountable. Including RTE.
So sad to see all the angry men on here all upset because people keep coming over and taking away their poetry jobs.
She aint no Miley Cyrus But RTE yo de virus
Waiting on actual news being reported by 'RTE News'.
RTE's psychological warfare on the Irish people continues without relent...
I wish these people that you promote would respect our democracy. We voted on this, it was carried with an 80% majority. Do they understand what a referendum is?
This is exactly what Padraig Pearse died for... This right here is freedom.
Not quite sure what that was about
Marxist telefis eireann is full of propaganda
I can't click on it I don't want to die of cringe
Stunning and brave 👋
Ireland is being ethnically cleansed.
Ok, now you can go back home and teach .
FeliSpeaks Hi it would be useful to stop racist trolls abusing artists you’re trying to promote by turning off the option to comment unless you’re tagged in the post. Unfortunately this platform can’t do any better. Also this is an amazing piece of art and I love it. ❤️❤️❤️
FeliSpeaks FeliSpeaks Just beautiful 🥰
What is this African doing in Ireland ? D E P O R T !
FeliSpeaks Looks brilliant to me it looks like there is a lot of angry racists here.
FeliSpeaks this is so good wow
Make it stop!!!
I'm in tears watching it.
Nigeria doing very well....We could learn from them....Pop 190 million people....
Gee, I wonder who produced this. I wonder what tribe they belong to.
So very sad that Nigeria or wherever is deprived of her great talent. I think she should go home now.
🙄 more shite.
What wrong with the Old Nornal......
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