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Book Covers
The following posts fall under the brief “Book Covers”. Each caption is the title of the book that the photo represents. The chosen titles are as follows: Study Guide for Students, Keeping Fit Without a Gym, Fast Fashion, The Gardening Year, Lockdown - A Guide to Surviving Isolation and The Mindfulness Handbook.
The Mindfulness Handbook
Lockdown - A Guide to Surviving Isolation
The Gardening Year
Fast Fashion
Keeping Fit Without A Gym
Study Guide for Students
A COVID-19 profile
The following posts will focus on the life of just one individual who is spending weeks in lockdown due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The current circumstances we are facing are incredibly rare and uncertain. From working at home to remaining within a 2km radius of his house at all times, Darren Daly is making the most of unavoidable social distancing while looking forward to getting back to normality.
Remaining calm during COVID19
Darren Daly is a primary school teacher from Lusk, North County Dublin. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ireland, he has been off work since March 13th. While he has been in touch with his students to set out work for the weeks ahead, he’s also been kept busy with life at home.
Saoirse, Darren’s only child, was born in early November 2019 and is growing more aware of her surroundings every day. For him, it means a great deal to be able to spend more time with her and observe her developments and discoveries during this time.
With a sizeable lawn at the back of his house, Darren has become a pro at gardening and DIY projects. After the winter season and the countless storms seen in recent months, it finally seems that spring has sprung. This means only one thing for him though, it’s time for maintenance!
As a leader and a life-long member of the local scouts group, Darren has developed a love for all things outdoors. Although the current regulations surrounding social distancing prevent him from venturing more than 2km from his home, he can, however, plan hiking routes for the summer months when lockdown is lifted. Darren now runs first aid courses through his group Kippure Emergency Care Training, in the hopes that he can encourage others to find their love for the great outdoors without fear of the risks involved.
Working from home - Darren has a duty to maintain contact with his students during the current pandemic.
Education must continue during quarantine as Darren teaches his class of 28 students from the kitchen table.
Lunchtime - Baby Saoirse tries to feed herself as her father looks on in awe.
While quarantine may force us to stay inside, for Darren it means more time to spend with his only daughter.
Maintenence - “It’s hard to keep everything neat when it’s so stormy out during the Winter, but I’m hoping to keep it under wraps from now on.”
As the sun comes out so too must the gardening tools. Darren has a lot of work to do in the garden and now is the perfect time for it.
Planning ahead - “It can be easy to feel overwhelmed during lockdown, so having something to look forward to is essential.”
Darren may be stuck inside for now, but nothing can stop him from mapping out hiking routes for the Summer days ahead.
Time Capsule
The following posts will fall under the brief Time Capsule. Each item represents or links to modern contemporary Ireland and issues that we face. From Brexit to elections, homelessness to climate change and even technological isolation, each item has a story to tell.
There is no Planet B -
In 2015, it was estimated that in the UK alone, 8.5 billion plastic straws were used (statistica.com). Plastics don’t decompose or biodegrade, and most end up in landfills or in the ocean.
By 2021, plastic straws, among other single-use items, will be banned in European Union. In 100 years time, we can only hope that the waste caused by straws has vanished.
Plastic straws weigh very little, but they hold a lot of weight in the global climate crisis.
Time for change -
The 2020 General Election saw Sinn Fein win 37 seats, one less than Fianna Fáil and two more than Fine Gael. Such results haven’t been seen since 1918.
While the future of the current Dáil is uncertain, we could see our first Sinn Fein Taoiseach, who would also be the first female to hold the position.
The results showed that Irish citizens want to see change.
Isolation -
Music brings people together, but it can also isolate us. Trains, buses and corridors are often silent, which each individual plugged into their own world. While this isn’t a new occurrence, its certainly an ever-growing phenomena.
In 100 years, will we even speak to one another in the traditional sense or will we always be isolated by our own devices?
Technology is improving every day, but are we losing our communicative abilities?