It's less than 200km east of Dublin and yet, in terms of restrictions, feels a world removed. With a population of around 85,000 people, the Isle of Man has managed to suppress Covid-19 almost entirely.
With only 25 active cases on the island on Tuesday, the local government continues to allow its citizens freedoms most nations would envy.
As Ireland faces Level 5 restrictions until at least 5 April, pubs, restaurants and shops on the Isle of Man reopened at the beginning of February following a January "circuit breaker" style lockdown.
They have been operating at full capacity since. "Since we reopened, it has pretty much been a boom. People are really bursting to get out into the community," Ray Carty, who manages two bars on the island,