“This is a great place to buy presents I think,” she said before taking her place at the end of the line. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish TimesAt the very top of the queue stood Catherine Brady from Dublin 15. “I need to get underwear, a coat, socks, definitely socks, we all need the socks. An older man stood waiting patiently as people filed past him into the shop. It’s great to get a bit of normality back, isn’t it?”

Source: The Irish Times December 01, 2020 09:00 UTC